A House for Birdie (MathStart 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060523514 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Poor tiny Birdie has no house. But Birdie does have friends. Spike, Queenie, Goldie, and Fidget want to help Birdie find a house of his own. Will they find a house for Birdie before the rain falls and the wind blows? A sweet and simple story about helping out a friend explains the math concept of capacity -- what will fit in a container of a particular shape and size.. Birdie needs a house that isn't too tall and isn't too thin, that isn't too short and isn't too fat, and that isn't too wide and isn't too narrow
Some of the terms used to describe each bird are redundant. The bright colors are attractive, and the text is accessible to beginning readers, but the explanation of the math concept isn't entirely successful.–Erlene Bishop Killeen, Fox Prairie Elementary School, Stoughton, WICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. A tiny blue bird searches for an appropriate house with the help of his feathered friends. Additionally, "short and narrow" is reworded as "nice and thin," which jumps off the page as a value judgment after the narrative has used other descriptive terminology without any positive or negative interpretations. The author's goal is to introduce students to length, width, and height, but not all three dimensions are clearly differentiated. . All rights reserved. Each one is a d
Great book for preschoolers about size Nutrimom This is a great story for introducing size concepts and vocabulary to preschoolers. Distinctions among dimension words (tall, wide, etc.) are illustrated well in a meaningful context that young children understand.. Duncan's mommy said Birdie gets a sex change!. A good book; my preschooler likes it a lot and understands the concept of different shaped birds fitting in different shaped houses. Nice idea about friendship at the end (Birdie's friends end up building him a house themselves). HOWEVER! I find it truly bizarre that nobody - not the author, the proofreader, the typesetter, the publisher, nobody - n. Not even 1 star Birdie has four friends, 2 male, tall and skinny-short and skinny and only take the house when Birdie refuses. 2 female, tall and fat, short and fat, who push the other bird aside to claim the house they prefer, even though the quest was for finding a home for Birdie. Sexist, much? Won't be reading this to any other children and might just lose it i
Murphy brings a unique perspective to the MathStart series. Murphy is a visual learning specialist. He also has extensive experience in the world of educational publishing. He lives in New York City.. Stuart J. In MathStart books, pictures do more than tell stories; they teach math. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has a strong background in design and art direction. Drawing on all these talen