Book Detail

Anno's Magic Seeds

Publication Information
Author:  Anno, Mitsumasa Illustrator:  Anno, Mitsumasa
Title:  Anno's Magic Seeds Date:  1995
Publisher:  Philomel Books City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-22538-2 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, easy reading

HSE Descriptor(s):    math

Summary:
A wizard gives Jack magic seeds, which he cultivates, and he reaps ever increasing harvests until a storm forces him to begin all over again. The reader is encouraged to predict Jack's progress.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers might follow the story with other number progression problems. Parents may want to make a change in the early numbers eaten or planted for children to predict what will happen. Teachers might want to use this book with Jack and the Beanstalk, African fables, etc. in which the characters receive magical help from someone.

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bullet Literature and Language > storytelling
bullet Math > logical reasoning
bullet Math > counting
bullet Math > problem solving


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