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Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco
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Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco
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Oct 11, 2022 | ISBN 9781536201161

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Rollicking verses on “numerous” topics. . . . Tey takes each entry and runs with it, adding comically surreal scenes of appropriately frantic or settled mood. . . Readers can count on plenty of chuckles along with a mild challenge or two.
—Kirkus Reviews

Builds on familiar concepts while exploring new ideas. There are clever usages of meter and stress that pair very nicely with the counting aesthetic throughout. . . . School librarians looking for STEAM titles that pair silliness with educational topics in the style of Douglas ­Florian will love this fun, ­math-themed poetry collection that joins English ­language arts and mathematics as a dynamic duo.
—School Library Journal

Silly humor and punchy payoffs abound in Franco’s (Mathematickles!, rev. 7/03) latest math-themed poetry collection. . . . That dash of cheeky ’tude is spot-on for the audience, and better yet, they’ll never feel like they’re stuck staring at a dull textbook. That’s thanks, in part, to Tey’s whimsical gouache scenes. . . Franco ends with “Math Makes Me Feel Safe,” a warm-hearted finale that counters mathphobia by centering math’s connection to and meaning in daily life.
—The Horn Book

The illustrations’ combination of children, animals, and wacky robotic beings in exaggerated and slightly surreal scenes enhance the lighthearted tone. The final poem, “Math Makes Me Feel Safe,” brings young readers back to reality with everyday examples of math and validates the security it brings to many children.
—Booklist

Franco explores the joy of everyday mathematics in 20 rhyming poems. . . Tey’s gouache illustrations portray a riot of whimsy in muted tones, depicting children and adults of varied skin tones amid imaginative scenes, including a child floating alongside a straw and paper umbrella in an iced drink.
—Publishers Weekly

We love 3rd grade books that do double duty. These funny poems will also help kids practice math concepts like multiplication and fractions.
—We Are Teachers

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