Pigeon Math

by Asia Citro, Richard Watson (Illustrator)

Overview

Telling a story about pigeons should be simple. But what's a narrator to do when the number of feathered friends is constantly changing? Can our intrepid storyteller use math facts to keep up with the unstable quantities. . . or is this pigeon-centric tale doomed?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943147977
Publisher:	The Innovation Press
Publication date:	03/18/2025
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Asia Citro has an M.Ed in Science Education and was a classroom science teacher for many years before deciding to stay home full time after the birth of her daughter. She lives near Seattle with her wonderful husband, two awesome children, two destructive cats, and a terrarium of happy bugs. She is the author of 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids, The Curious Kid's Science Book, A Little Bit of Dirt, the chapter book series Zoey and Sassafras, and Vroom Vroom Garbage Truck. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, The Chicago Tribune, Today, Disney Baby, MSN, King 5 TV, New Day Northwest, and Highlights, among others.Richard Watson spent many of his younger years drawing medieval knights, dragons, and entire comic books inspired by his love of reading. He studied illustration at Lincoln University and lives in the north of England.

Editorial Reviews

"The story is told with a realistic, relatable tone and. . . builds suspense as the scenarios change in unpredictable ways. The. . . reactions and subsequent expressions of the book's characters are a hoot. VERDICT A fun way to introduce young children to mathematical principles."
- School Library Journal, starred review

"Citro's exasperated text works hand in glove with Watson's comical birds to make this counting game a joy rather than a task."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Readers can see right on the wire there that if six pigeons fly off, that leaves four-math at its most accessible."
- Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

"The goofy illustrations are large enough to be seen from a distance, and the single-digit math problems are simple and align perfectly with the bright illustrations. This is a charming way to reinforce basic math concepts."

Booklist

"The goofy illustrations are large enough to be seen from a distance, and the single-digit math problems are simple and align perfectly with the bright illustrations. This is a charming way to reinforce basic math concepts."

Booklist

2019-06-23
A one-to-10 counting book featuring a cast of active pigeons.

"One bright and sunny morning, ten pigeons" sit on a wire when along come some bees and throw them all into a tizzy. A handful of the pigeons take off—readers can count their tails in the margins of the pages—so "OK. Let's try that again. Um, ten minus six is… …four." Readers can see right on the wire there that if six pigeons fly off, that leaves four—math at its most accessible. Well, there are four until one finds a sandwich that lures four of the dispersed birds to return. That adds up to eight. And there they are, that now gray and cloudy morning, when it starts to rain and six pigeons fly away to seek shelter. Again, readers can count the birds to arrive at the new number, or they can work the equation that is provided: "Let's see…eight minus six is…"? On the counting game goes via interruptions into the twilight, when the narrator gives up—these pigeons won't stay still long enough to introduce them—until it comes time to go to bed and end the story. Citro's exasperated text works hand in glove with Watson's comical birds to make this counting game a joy rather than a task. The narrative text expresses equations in words, and corresponding number sentences are tucked into the scenes.

Good fun for early counters. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews