Copyright Date:
2002
Edition Date:
c2002
Release Date:
12/18/01
Illustrator:
Santoro, Christopher,
Pages:
33 p.
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-06-446252-8 Perma-Bound: 0-605-27329-4
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-06-446252-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-27329-0
Dewey:
513.2
LCCN:
00044867
Dimensions:
21 x 25 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Horn Book
(Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2002)
All the insects are learning the bug dance in gym: "Two steps to the left. Two steps to the right. One hop forward. One hop backward. Turn right!" But Centipede has too many feet to dance gracefully. Illustrated with dynamic cartoon artwork, the story unobtrusively demonstrates directional concepts, while Centipede finally succeeds through practice. Related activities are appended.
Kirkus Reviews
Murphy ( Seaweed Soup , 2001, etc.) adds to his popular MathStart series with this well-meant but clumsy effort at creating a plot around the directional terms left, right, forward, and backward. A handful of insects are collected for the story's characters, with a team of rascally red ants, protagonist Centipede, and his friends Cricket and Inchworm learning a new dance in gym class from Coach Caterpillar. Centipede, of course, has trouble learning the simple dance sequence because of his many feet, though he finally perseveres and gets all his feet going in the correct directions. The simple dance sequence is illustrated with step-by-step diagrams and directional arrows, with an additional summary page, musical score, and an author's note including related activities. Santoro's ( Jumbo , 2001, etc.) vibrant watercolor illustrations of buggy-eyed insects are the work's greatest strength, with jolly, jumpy bugs that seem ready to dance off the page. The humorous illustrations soar, but the pedestrian plot about the clumsy centipede keeps tripping on its own feet. Though this isn't one of the best of the series, a determined teacher with enthusiastic read-aloud skills could integrate the story into math or gym class, especially if insects are also part of the curriculum. (Picture book. 4-7)
Word Count:
350
Reading Level:
1.9
Interest Level:
P-2
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 1.9
/ points: 0.5
/ quiz: 55900
/ grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:1.6 /
points:1.0 /
quiz:Q33271
Lexile:
AD470L
“Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real-life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books.” —Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D., First Grade Teacher, Ashbrook School, Lumberton NJ
Bug Dance is perfect for teaching directions to pre-K through kindergarteners. The bugs in Coach Caterpillar's gym class are learning a new dance. But Centipede can't do it! If he can't learn the directions left, right, forward, and backward, this class will be one big FLOP!
Kids will love the story and the illustrations by Christopher Santoro. Parents and educators will love how the story and pictures make understanding the math concepts a breeze—as well as the concrete examples of how math works. The book contains activities for adults to do with kids to extend math into their own lives.
Math skills are life skills, and the MathStart series supports success!
- This award-winning series by Stuart J. Murphy teaches math through stories and visual models
- 63 books divided into three levels with 21 books in each
- Fun activities kids will love are included to help parents and teachers emphasize the lessons
- Engaging and relatable stories, with each story revolving around practical applications of the math concept presented
- Lively art from top-notch illustrators
- Charts and other visual representations help children understand how the math works and promote deeper comprehension
MathStart's unique combination of stories, illustrations, and visual models helps teachers and parents in the teaching of math and provides all children with the opportunity to succeed.
The math concepts taught in MathStart books conform to state and national standards. Level 1 is Pre-K–Kindergarten; Level 2 is Grades 1–3; Level 3 is Grades 2–4. The series follows math topics across grades so there is a foundational path to learning that runs through the levels.
Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!
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