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Polar Bear Math
Learning about Fractions from Klondike and Snow
By Nagda, Ann Whitehead & Bickel, Cindy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80507-301-0
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt and Co., c2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2004
Gr 1-5 Following the lives of two cubs that were born at the Denver Zoo and abandoned by their mother, this book provides information about polar bears and fractions. Right-hand pages tell the story of Snow and Klondike, with excellent, full-color photos showing how zoo personnel raised them from newborns until their first birthday. On each left-hand page, a lesson on fractions incorporates data about the animals. The explanations, which combine text with pictographs, are clear and well formulated. The first lesso...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
