If You Were a Plus Sign (Math Fun) by Trisha Speed Shaskan

If You Were a Plus Sign (Math Fun) Reviews

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  midnightfaerie

  Educational, but boring. Was excited to read this then very disappointed. Nothing captivated me about this book. Anyone can list equations on each page. The short stories to make the addition more interesting didn't have a lot of thought behind it and even the illustrations were mediocre. My 5-yr-old was past this and bored after the first page, and I didn't think it was even worth trying to show to my 2-yr-olds.
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  Laura

  I appreciate books like this for their educational value, but I feel like it could have been a little more fun to read. The concepts were solid, but in my opinion, it left much to be desired on the engagement scale for children.
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  Elizabeth Edwards

  i really loved these, i think i read 4 of them, were there more? any who ... great illustrations. well done. i am such a fan ... great for folks who need math explanations that are easily followed. i am 42 and i love a fresh bit of new view or look at it ... so fun to look back and recall your math life.
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  Sandy

  A great book for introducing or reinforcing the concept of addition in a child-friendly format. Entertaining picture examples and a little quiz at the end were cute additions. We enjoyed reading this book as part of our summer reading in preparation for 1st grade.
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  Amanda

  Really great for us. We just started addition. This helps explain the plus sign really well. Also, introduces other terms used in mathematical equations. This was read right after our math lesson for the day.
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  Nita

  Love this book and my kiddos do too!
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  Gretchen Taylor

  Very cute!
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  Becky

  Really liked this picture book. It was the perfect level for my kindergartener. It wasn't overwhelming for her and it made working on addition fun.
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  Jennifer Kim

  This was a very informational book. There was not a lot of story, but a lot of information about the math concept. This book is filled with addition problems and questions. One of the things that I really liked about this book was that it showed math equation using the traditional algorithm method as well as the horizontal method. There were also questions included so that the students could be engaged and actively participate.
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  Khadija Bensaadoun

  Great book that shows how a plus sign is used in different situations that involve addition. The last page of the book has a page where the reader can review several addition problems. Activity: the students can go through the book and change the number sentences into subtraction problems. Grade: 1-4.
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  Karan Johnstone

  This book tells the key words for addition. It also shows word problems and how to solve them. It adds different thing together to get the sum of them. This would be a good book for early elementary students or any student who needs to learn the key words for addition.
  Text to text comparison. Have them compare the book to Math Fables.
  
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  Molly

  This is a nice non-fiction that reads as a story. A great introduction to Addition. It give further reading at the back and an activity to follow up what you learned. K+
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  Johannes Kristian

  MCL.
  
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  Indah Threez Lestari

  490 - 2012
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  Krupal Morjaria

  This is a great book for younger children who are still trying to understand what a plus sign is. This book demonstrates what exactly a plus sign is and all of the tasks that a plus sign has.
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  Lee Atiknson

  Cute story
  
  Good way to sneak in a little math with story time, but there isn't much connecting the characters (other than the plus sign, of course).