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Children's Fiction Counting & Numbers

Sorting through Spring

by (author) Lizann Flatt

illustrated by Ashley Barron

designed by Claudia Dávila

Publisher
Owlkids Books Inc.
Initial publish date
Mar 2018
Category
Counting & Numbers, Seasons, General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771471534
    Publish Date
    Mar 2018
    List Price
    $9.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926973692
    Publish Date
    Jan 2014
    List Price
    $9.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 5 to 7
  • Grade: 1 to 4

Description

In Sorting through Spring, the second title in the best-selling Math in Nature series, nature comes to life to help children in Grades K to 2 learn concepts of patterning, sorting, data management, and probability

As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover that numbers, patterns, shapes — and much more! — can be found by observing everyday plants and animals. What if animals and plants knew math, just like us? Would flowers bloom in patterns? Would raindrops fall in rhythm? Would birds balance evenly on branches? In Sorting through Spring, the second title in the Math in Nature series, nature comes to life to help children in Grades K to 2 learn concepts of patterning, sorting, data management, and probability.

This interactive, poetic, and artful picture book series is a non-intimidating and enticing way to introduce math to kids — they will laugh, use their imaginations, and learn through activities inspired by the books.

Free downloadable teacher's guide, lesson plan, and activities available at www.OwlkidsBooks.com

About the authors

LIZANN FLATT has written many information books for children, including The Nature Treasury and Let’s Go! A former editor of chickaDEE Magazine, her children’s writing has won many honors, including a Distinguished Achievement Award from The Association of Educational Publishers. She lives in Muskoka, ON.

Lizann Flatt's profile page

ASHLEY BARRON’s vibrant cut-paper collage illustrations appear in more than twelve picture books, including Chaiwala! by Priti Maheshwari, My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf (winner of the Schneider Family Book Award), City Baby by Laurie Elmquist (a Bank Street Best Book of the Year) and Pretty Tricky by Etta Kaner (a Kirkus Best Picture Book and an Outstanding Science Trade Book). Ashley lives with her partner and three cats in Toronto, Ontario.

Ashley Barron's profile page

 

CLAUDIA DÁVILA a été directrice artistique des magazines Chirp et ChickaDEE, en plus d’être l’auteure-illustratrice de la série de bandes dessinées primées The Future According to Luz et de l’album Super Red Riding Hood. Elle a également illustré l’ouvrage percutant et multi récompensé Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War de Michel Chikwanine et Jessica Dee Humphreys, ainsi que Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book de Marthe Jocelyn et Richard Scrimger. Claudia est née à Santiago, au Chili, et vit maintenant à Toronto avec sa famille.

 

Claudia Dávila is the former art director of Chirp and chickaDEE magazines, and is the author-illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel series The Future According to Luz and the picture book Super Red Riding Hood. Claudia illustrated the powerful and multi-award-winning book Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Michel Chikwanine and Jessica Dee Humphreys, Viminy Crowe's Comic Book by Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger and The Canadian Kids Guide to Outdoor Fun by Helaine Becker. Claudia was born in Santiago, Chile, and lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and two children.

Claudia Dávila's profile page

Awards

  • Long-listed, Canadian Children's Literature Roundtable's Information Book Award

Editorial Reviews

"The lyrical, rhythmic text and Ashley Barron's unusual collage artwork will attract children in the early grades."

The Muskokan

"Barron's gorgeous cut-paper collages are certainly the highlight, drenching every page in spring sights and colors."

Kirkus Reviews

"The layered, 3D, cut-paper collage techniques employed by artist Ashley Barron provide an opportunity for children to become familiar with sorting and classification, balance, and pattern rules in a visually attractive way."

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"Picture books which deal with mathematical concepts such as probability, ratio, and complex patterns are rare, and the charming illustrations of animals in spring make this book an attractive seasonal choice for young readers."

Books for Kids Blog

"This terrific series provides cross-curricular activities for K-2 classrooms and non-formal learning environments."

Green Teacher Magazine

"Vibrant collage illustrations captivate the reader in a visually stimulating reading and problem solving exercise."

Canadian Review of Materials

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