How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (Mr. Tiffin's Classroom Series) |
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Author:
| McNamara, Margaret |
Illustrator:
| Karas, G. Brian |
Series title: | Mr. Tiffin's Classroom Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-375-84014-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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Imprint: | Schwartz & Wade |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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Mr. Tiffin and his students explore skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment! This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it's a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home. "How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor,...
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Mr. Tiffin and his students explore skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment! This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it's a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home.
"How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor, sounding like she knows what she's talking about, guesses the medium one has 500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guesses that the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, doesn't have a guess.
Counting pumpkin seeds is messy business, but once the slimy job is done, to everyone's surprise, the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds! As Charlie happily exclaims, "Small things have a lot going on inside of them."
And don't miss the newest addition to the Mr. Tiffin series, The Dinosaur Expert!