Go, Fractions!

by Judith Bauer Stamper

Book Overview

The coach of the soccer team is a math teacher. And the name of the team is the Fractions. The numbers on the kids' uniforms are fractions. At half time, the kids eat orange slices that are cut in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448431130
• ISBN13: 9780448431130
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

Does what it says it's going to do

This is a keeper. It's an early reader that introduces fractions within the story of a soccer team trying-out, practicing and playing. Decent story, fun to read, and the fractions are there but not pushy. I just want to get my little guy in the habit of seeing what fractions look like -- nothing more. He likes the book (he's 5).

Good book, small flaw

My kids (age 5 and 7) love to read this book. The 7-year-old is starting to understand fractions, and both enjoy the story, as do I. The example of cutting oranges is one you can do at home to show that 1/2 is bigger than 1/4, and 2 fourths = 1 half. It's a bit annoying to me that they messed up the pictures -- one of the kids, Kate, has red/blond hair at the beginning and black hair later. I'm assuming that hair dye wasn't part of the story. Still, overall, it's a very good book!