Ages 3-5. Lovable monsters provide a fun way for youngsters to
learn subtraction in this latest entry in the MathStart series. The
lively text and animated artwork are a good match for the young
audience. Murphy uses bouncy rhymes and simple sentence structure
to describe how the musical chairs game works: "Six fuzzy monsters
want a seat--see them rock to a monster beat. Five monster chairs
all in a line. Sit in one and you''ll be fine!" Meanwhile, Nash''s
silly pictures show the monsters in action, taking care to clearly
depict the correct number of monsters and chairs for counting
practice. Youngsters will love to join in the rollicking refrain:
"Stomp, stomp, SNORT. Shake shimmy, SHOUT! When the music stops,
one monster is OUT!" Faces of the monsters remaining after each
round are pictured in a narrow column on the far right side of each
double-page spread. Two pages of simple extension activities are
also included. Lauren Peterson Copyright.
關於作者:
STUART J.MURPHY has two eyes.With one eye,he developed his
interest in visual learning,design,and art direction,And with the
other eye,he created the MathStart series-children''s books in which
pictures do more than tell stories;theyteach math.
A graduate of the Rhode lsland School of Design ,Stuart J.Murphy
lives with his wife,Nancy,in Evan ston,lllinois.