| Grapes Of Math (bkshelf) (Scholastic Bookshelf) |  | Author: Greg Tang
Creator: Harry Briggs
Brand: Scholastic
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Rating:  26 reviews
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.2
MPN: SB-0439598400
ISBN: 0439598400
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.74
EAN: 9780439598408
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Product Description
"How many grapes are on the vine?
Counting each takes too much time.
Never Fear, I have a hunch
There is a match for every bunch!"
Greg Tang, a lifelong lover of math, shares the techniques that have helped him solve problems in the most creative ways! Harry Briggs´s vibrant & inviting illustrations create a perfect environment for these innovative games. So open your mind-and have fun!
"This...clever math book uses rhyming couplets... riddles...visual clues to help the reader find new ways to group numbers for quick counting...A winning addition!" --Kirkus
Amazon.com Review
How is it possible to count a complicated pattern of strawberry seeds or grapes on a vine or camel humps--in a blink of an eye? If children can open their minds to new ways of perceiving math, anything is possible! Greg Tang shows readers creative ways to use patterns and combinations of numbers to solve math puzzles quickly and effectively. Rather than laboriously counting 24 mushroom slices on a pizza, Tang suggests: "Let me give you some advice, / Just do half and count twice." And in adding the number of dots on a fan: "Instead of seeing groups of threes, / Count by fives and it's a breeze!" Every two-page spread features cheerful computer-generated art by Harry Briggs, depicting rows of camels, beaches full of seashells, and vines laden with grapes. Tang's witty little accompanying verses tickle the fancy even as they challenge the mind. Guided by hints in the verses, readers find solutions to each math riddle, by looking "askew" to find a pattern, subtracting in order to add, or adding numbers that have easy sums before clustering them to add in groups. Solutions and explanations are provided in the back of the book. With a little creativity and common sense, as opposed to formulas and memorization, Tang believes that all kids can do well in math--and have fun while they're at it. Readers of The Grapes of Math are already ahead of the game. (Ages 6 to 10) --Emilie Coulter
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 Not just for kids June 3, 2010
Charles Wright (Eugene, Oregon)
This is a great book for a certain time in a kid's mathematical development, probably somewhere between first and fourth grade. It might be challenging on first read, but could then become a friend to return to again and again as the child matures.
Although the book's content is extremely elementary, it illustrates some fundamental ways of thinking about math that can be important at any level, and it presents them in a humorous, friendly way. In particular, the habit of immediately looking for a clever solution to a problem is invaluable. Finding ways to count sets without actually listing their members is also an important skill in more advanced math. To see the value of developing general methods, think of trying to count how many bridge hands there are by listing them one by one.
This book gives the reader a taste of how real mathematicians think. And it's fun.
Grapes of Math in the Classroom March 22, 2009
Mary A. Sapp (Fredericksburg, VA)
Although the book is very elementary,as a middle school teacher I have used it with my ESL students that have only been in the US for just 15 months. A few of these students have never had any formal education so their skills are still on a very low level. They have enjoyed the book and done well.
 Great book for a fun look at math. March 8, 2009
P. OBrien (Elkins Park, PA United States)
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Excellent little book January 14, 2009
V. McKinney
I bought this for my second grader. She likes the rhymes and the riddles, and is enjoying the math challenges. A great way of making math fun!
Beyond ones November 23, 2008
Stitch in Time (Fiddletown, CA United States)
The Grapes Of Math by Greg Tang is a book that encourages groupings of numbers in order to assist in quick addition. It shows a different way of looking at a group of objects - snails, grapes, fish etc. and looking for ways to group them into smaller numbers that are quicker to add together instead of just counting them by ones. A great sequel to Tang's book Math Fables, and perfect for when your child is progressing to more advanced work with numbers such as counting by 2, 5, etc. as a precurser to multiplying numbers. It will become easier for a child to grasp that 5 each in 4 rows becomes 5, 4 times becomes 5 x 4. This is the place in math that this book fills.
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