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You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun Paperback – April 2, 2007

• Reading age 4 - 8 years
• Print length 32 pages
• Language English
• Grade level Kindergarten - 3
• Dimensions 8.25 x 0.25 x 10 inches
• Publisher Holiday House
• Publication date April 2, 2007
• ISBN-10 0823421171
• ISBN-13 978-0823421176
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holiday House (April 2, 2007)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0823421171
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0823421176
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.5 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 10 inches
• #1,637 in Children's Arithmetic Books

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I write both fiction and non-fiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later. Of course, since I'll be spending a lot of time with each main character, why not have him or her be someone I like? Andy Russell is based, loosely, on a beloved member of my family. He's fun to write about and the boy who inspired the character is even more fun to know. Cam Jansen is based even more loosely on a classmate of mine in the first grade whom we all envied because we thought he had a photographic memory. Now, especially when my children remind me of some promise they said I made, I really envy Cam's amazing memory. I have really enjoyed writing about Cam Jansen and her many adventures. For my books of non-fiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. My first biography was Our Golda: The Life of Golda Meir. To research that book, I bought a 1905 set of encyclopedia. Those books told me what each of the places Golda Meir lived in were like when she lived there. I've written many other biographies, including books about Martin Luther King, Jr; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Helen Keller; Harriet Tubman; Anne Frank; and many others in my Picture Book Biography series. I've been a Yankee and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades so I wrote Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. It's more the story of his great courage than his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig. I am working now on another book about a courageous man, Janusz Korczak. My book One Yellow Daffodil is fiction, too, but it's based on scores of interviews I did with Holocaust survivors for my books We Remember the Holocaust, Child of the Warsaw Ghetto, The Number on My Grandfather's Arm, and Hiding from the Nazis. The stories I heard were compelling. One Yellow Daffodil is both a look to the past and to the future, and expresses my belief in the great spirit and strength of our children. I love math and was a math teacher for many years, so it was fun for me to write several math books including Fraction Fun, Calculator Riddles, and Shape Up! Fun with Triangles and Other Polygons. In my office I have this sign, "Don't Think. Just Write!" and that's how I work. I try not to worry about each word, even each sentence or paragraph. For me stories evolve. Writing is a process. I rewrite each sentence, each manuscript, many times. And I work with my editors. I look forward to their suggestions, their help in the almost endless rewrite process. Well, it's time to get back to dreaming, and to writing, my dream of a job. David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 children's books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

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You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun Hardcover – Sept. 1 2006

• ISBN-10 0823419193
• ISBN-13 978-0823419197
• Publisher Holiday House
• Publication date Sept. 1 2006
• Language English
• Dimensions 22.1 x 0.76 x 25.91 cm
• Print length 32 pages
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holiday House (Sept. 1 2006)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0823419193
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0823419197
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 327 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.1 x 0.76 x 25.91 cm
• #1,573 in Children's Books on Arithmetic
• #3,169 in Children's Early Learning Books on Numbers & Counting
• #35,889 in Children's Books on Science, Nature & How It Works

About the author

David a. adler.

I write both fiction and non-fiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later. Of course, since I'll be spending a lot of time with each main character, why not have him or her be someone I like? Andy Russell is based, loosely, on a beloved member of my family. He's fun to write about and the boy who inspired the character is even more fun to know. Cam Jansen is based even more loosely on a classmate of mine in the first grade whom we all envied because we thought he had a photographic memory. Now, especially when my children remind me of some promise they said I made, I really envy Cam's amazing memory. I have really enjoyed writing about Cam Jansen and her many adventures. For my books of non-fiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. My first biography was Our Golda: The Life of Golda Meir. To research that book, I bought a 1905 set of encyclopedia. Those books told me what each of the places Golda Meir lived in were like when she lived there. I've written many other biographies, including books about Martin Luther King, Jr; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Helen Keller; Harriet Tubman; Anne Frank; and many others in my Picture Book Biography series. I've been a Yankee and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades so I wrote Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. It's more the story of his great courage than his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig. I am working now on another book about a courageous man, Janusz Korczak. My book One Yellow Daffodil is fiction, too, but it's based on scores of interviews I did with Holocaust survivors for my books We Remember the Holocaust, Child of the Warsaw Ghetto, The Number on My Grandfather's Arm, and Hiding from the Nazis. The stories I heard were compelling. One Yellow Daffodil is both a look to the past and to the future, and expresses my belief in the great spirit and strength of our children. I love math and was a math teacher for many years, so it was fun for me to write several math books including Fraction Fun, Calculator Riddles, and Shape Up! Fun with Triangles and Other Polygons. In my office I have this sign, "Don't Think. Just Write!" and that's how I work. I try not to worry about each word, even each sentence or paragraph. For me stories evolve. Writing is a process. I rewrite each sentence, each manuscript, many times. And I work with my editors. I look forward to their suggestions, their help in the almost endless rewrite process. Well, it's time to get back to dreaming, and to writing, my dream of a job. David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 children's books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

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You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun (Paperback)

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You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun Hardcover – 1 September 2006

• ISBN-10 0823419193
• ISBN-13 978-0823419197
• Publication date 1 September 2006
• Language English
• Print length 32 pages
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• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years

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YOU CAN, TOUCAN, MATH

Word problem-solving fun.

by David A. Adler & illustrated by Edward Miller ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 2006

Twenty-one rhyming bird-centric word problems challenge children to add, subtract, multiply and divide: “Twenty blue jays / by the bay. / Twelve fly off. / How many stay?” A simple opening page gives youngsters clues as to when to use each operation, but lacks the explicit vocabulary hints that math teachers would give. The chosen operation, equation (equations in the case of multiplication) and answer can be found upside down or sideways on the same page as the problem, making it easy to check work, or peek, for that matter. The endpapers are resources, featuring addition, subtraction, multiplication and division tables up through ten. Miller’s illustrations keep the details simple so that children can use the pictures to help them solve the problems. Great practice for those who need it, especially with some teacher or parent guidance. (Picture book/nonfiction. 5-10)

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2006

ISBN: 0-8234-1919-3

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Holiday House

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 2006

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• Publisher Holiday House, Incorporated
• ISBN-10 0823419193
• ISBN-13 9780823419197
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• Book Title You Can, Toucan, Math : Word Problem-Solving Fun
• Author David A. Adler
• Format Hardcover
• Language English
• Topic Study Aids / General, Mathematics / Arithmetic, Mathematics / General, concepts / Counting & Numbers
• Publication Year 2006
• Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
• Number of Pages 32 Pages
• Item Length 10.2in
• Item Height 0.3in
• Item Width 8.7in
• Item Weight 11.5 Oz

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• Age Range 4-8
• Lc Classification Number Qa63.A33 2006
• Grade from Preschool
• Grade to Third Grade
• Reviews This will be useful for parents and teachers who want to introduce techniques for solving word problems.
• Illustrated by Miller, Edward
• Copyright Date 2006
• Target Audience Juvenile Audience
• Lccn 2005-050339
• Dewey Decimal 511.3/3
• Intended Audience Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
• Dewey Edition 22
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You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun

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Gr 2-4 From Crows in Rows to Obese Geese, this title presents a flock of bird-themed rhyming word problems. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division tables conveniently cover the endpapers, and a brief introduction to each mathematical function is provided on the first spread. Millers festive, computer-generated illustrations give the book a retro look and jazz up the sometimes-forced, occasionally bland rhymes. The word problems are also somewhat repetitive. While this book is undoubtedly more enticing than worksheets, other titles do more to inspire and teach children. Jon Scieszkas "Math Curse" (Viking, 1995), for example, is a much better choice for making math fun and stretching kids critical-thinking skills, while Greg Tangs "The Grapes of Math" (Scholastic, 2001) seamlessly embeds problem-solving strategies right into the (much more fluid and funny) rhymes. Still, Adlers offering is a suitable addition to collections in need of another math picture book."Jill Heritage Maza, Greenwich High School, CT"

Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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