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	Betcha! Estimating (Mathstart, Level 3) by Stuart J. Murphy
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 519.544 EAN 9780064467070 ISBN 0064467074 Manufacturer HarperTrophy Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 32 Publication Date September 30, 1997 Publisher HarperTrophy Reading Level Ages 4-8 Release Date August 16, 1997 Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description What do cars, toys, people, and jelly beans have in common? They can all be estimated. Two friends try out their estimating skills and find out that estimating can have real rewards––especially when there’s a contest to enter! Grade 3-4?On their way to a store sponsoring a contest that involves guessing the number of jellybeans in a jar, two friends encounter situations that involve numerical determinations; e.g., how many people are on the bus, the number of cars in a traffic jam. One boy counts one by one to obtain the answers, whereas the other one uses simple techniques to come up with near estimations. The easy-to-read picture-book format with only one or two sentences per page will appeal to reluctant readers, and the boys' urban environment provides common situations to which many students will easily relate. The uncomplicated drawings show how the boy's brain is processing data and the skills he employs to arrive at an educated guess. The last two pages give suggestions and ideas for adults to help children further their understanding of the concept. A short list of similar concept books is included. This title will be especially useful for classroom use as it provides many possibilities for related activities.?Stephani Hutchinson, Pioneer Elementary School, Sunnyside, WA Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Playing with numbers--that's what this book from Murphy (The Best Vacation Ever, 1997, etc.) is all about. Part of the MathStart series, this entry introduces the art of estimation. Two boys are engaged in the project, one estimating, the other counting. Their ultimate goal is to try to figure out how many jelly beans are in a big glass jar and win tickets to a sporting event, but the storyline bows deeply to the emphasis on estimation as a process. As the boys head downtown to the toy store and the jelly beans, they estimate the number of people on the bus, the numbers of cars in a traffic jam, the total prices of goods in a window, all the while demonstrating both rounding off and how to count a small number and apply that to the great, uncounted whole through the use of multiplication, fractions, and simple geometry. Murphy's success is in beveling the sharp, unforgiving reputation of math and in showing how numbers can be toyed with. Readers may come away with the sense that they are not slaves to numbers--it's the other way around. (further reading) (Picture book. 6-9) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. 'A real winner.' -- Booklist 'Playing with numbers - that's what this book from Murphy is all about.' -- Kirkus Reviews What do cars, toys, people, and jelly beans have in common? They can all be estimated. Two friends try out their estimating skills and find out that estimating can have real rewards––especially when there’s a contest to enter! Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has a strong background in design and art direction. He also has extensive experience in the world of educational publishing. Drawing on all these talents, Stuart J. Murphy brings a unique perspective to the MathStart series. In MathStart books, pictures do more than tell stories; they teach math. Stuart J. Murphy and his wife, Nancy, live in Boston. Customers who bought this item also bought The Penny Pot (MathStart 3) Divide and Ride (MathStart 3) Lemonade for Sale (MathStart 3) Probably Pistachio (MathStart 2) Give Me Half! (MathStart 2) Customer Reviews for: Betcha! Estimating (Mathstart, Level 3) Rating - Get For First Tiem Estimators This is a great book for children who know how to estimate and for those who are just learing. This book is filled with pictures and illistrations on how you would estimate wiht a many number of things. A thing that I liked about this book is that it just wasn't estimating how a many of cars or jellybeans, but it was also prices in a store window. Another thing that I liked about this book is that at the end it give helpful teaching tips on how to read the book to your or any child. This is why I would recommend this book ... Read More See all books by author Stuart J. Murphy

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