msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
A picture book that introduces math in gentle, subtle ways?! NICE!
A picture book that embodies STEM in gentle, subtle ways?! NICE!
Everyone can relate to trying to build a tall tower. And what happens when it falls down. "Crash! Boom!" is a great one to get young ones thinking about these concepts.
A picture book that embodies STEM in gentle, subtle ways?! NICE!
Everyone can relate to trying to build a tall tower. And what happens when it falls down. "Crash! Boom!" is a great one to get young ones thinking about these concepts.
mckenzierichardson's review against another edition
2.0
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Since this book was labeled as "A Math Tale", I was expecting a little more. There really isn't much math involved. Yes, the elephant counts up to 8 and shows that the tower is the same height as he is, but that's about it. The narration didn't even focus on the subtraction of blocks when the tower fell. There are things parents can point out to their kids, but I think that is true with almost every book.
The illustrations were interesting. They feature real-life block pictures with a little cartoon elephant added in. They were cute, although the contrast kind of threw me at first.
Okay read. Maybe I would have liked it more if "Math" had not been such a salient feature in its advertising. It did not accurately describe the story in the book.
Since this book was labeled as "A Math Tale", I was expecting a little more. There really isn't much math involved. Yes, the elephant counts up to 8 and shows that the tower is the same height as he is, but that's about it. The narration didn't even focus on the subtraction of blocks when the tower fell. There are things parents can point out to their kids, but I think that is true with almost every book.
The illustrations were interesting. They feature real-life block pictures with a little cartoon elephant added in. They were cute, although the contrast kind of threw me at first.
Okay read. Maybe I would have liked it more if "Math" had not been such a salient feature in its advertising. It did not accurately describe the story in the book.
hopejrc's review against another edition
5.0
Perfect for preschool/kindergarten. My 5 year old niece would love this one. Cleverly done
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