Is 2 a Lot: An Adventure with Numbers
While Joey's mom explains the context of numbers in vivid ways, Joey's imagination transforms their ordinary car ride into a magical odyssey through a land of make-believe.
Is Two a Lot? is a wonderfully charming and authentic exchange between mother and child. Annie Watson's story makes numbers tangible, and Rebecca Evans's illustrations bring them to life.
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Rebecca Evans is an author and illustrator who has worked on more than twenty-four children's books. She also enjoys teaching art at her local Art Center, publishing artwork with magazines and multiple publishing houses, and sharing her love of literature and art with children. She lives in Maryland and enjoys spending time with her husband and four young children, and working from her home studio.
Looking for a great intro the world of numbers and math? Is 2 A Lot, written by Annie Watson and illustrated by Rebecca Evans, aims to help kids understand numbers in the context of things they see every day. Head out on a road trip while a young kiddo asks his mom questions like, "Is one thousand a lot?" Mom's answer? "One thousand is not a lot of grains of sand, but it is a lot of hot air balloons!"--Amber Guetebier "Red Tricycle" (8/20/2019 12:00:00 AM)
A picture book that accurately depicts how children think about numbers and values in a fun and engaging way.
Readers will want to count the number of skunks, cowboys, and other imaginative creatures and objects Joey and his mother discuss throughout the book, and they will enjoy seeing various characters from the places they visit pile into the trunk of the station wagon.
Children who are learning the meaning of value and numbers will both learn from this book, with its whimsical examples of what "a lot" means, and find much to enjoy. (Picture book. 4-6)
-- "Kirkus Reviews" (3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM)
