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Reviews
School Library Journal
Sept 1991
"A mouth-watering introduction to fractions."
McMillan, Bruce.
Eating Fractions.
photos by author. unpaged. CIP. Scholastic.
Sept 1991. RTE $13.95
ISBN 0-590-43770-4. LC 90-9139.
PreS-Gr 2 A mouth-watering introduction to fractions is served up by McMillan in this concept book. Full-color photos show one freckle-faced and one dark-skinned child preparing and eating an assortment of foods, each of which is pictured as a whole and then in either halves, thirds, or fourths. The progression from larger to smaller fractions is shown twice with different foods to reinforce the concept. The words for the fractions are given in very large print under the corresponding pictures along with their mathematical symbols. The foods - bananas, sweet rolls, pizza, corn, pear salad, and strawberry pie - look so appetizing that young readers will be eager to try the recipes given at the end of the book. None are difficult and none use packaged foods or excessive sugar. The excellent photographs owe their appeal not only to their bright colors, clear focus, and good framing, but also to their winsome subjects, two infectiously happy children and a strawberry-pie eating shaggy dog. Ideal for food units in primary classrooms, this book should see steady use in both school and public libraries. Louise L. Sherman. Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
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Kirkus
August 1, 1991
"Another excellent multidimensional concept book from a creative bookmaker."
McMillan, Bruce.
EATING FRACTIONS
Photos by the author Scholastic (32 pp.)
$13.95 Sept. 1, 1991
ISBN: 0-590-43770-4
Two winsome boys , one black, one white, [Bruce note: it's one boy and one girl - and the girl, Erin with her pageboy haircut, wasn't too happy with this review - and every time it was quoted.] share some yummy-looking food: a halved banana, a roll that breaks into thirds and thus can't be shared evenly, a quartered pizza. Each fraction is repeated; recipes are included ("Wiggle pear salad" and strawberry pie round out a vegetarian meal). McMillan includes notes on techniques and materials that contributed to his beautiful, appealing photos and the boys [make that "boy and girl"] who posed. Another excellent multidimensional concept book from a creative bookmaker. (Nonfiction/Picture book. 4-8)
This copyrighted © review originally appeared in Kirkus Reviews and appears here with permission.
Boston Sunday Globe
April 11, 1992
"What a mouth-watering way to learn... The photographs deserve an A-plus not only for clarity and color, but because McMillan has captured his two young human subjects clearly having a wonderful time while dividing and eating the food."
Booklist
August 1991
"An unexpectedly playful experience... a welcome addition to the math shelf."
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