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
GED 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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Literature and Language > storytelling Math > logical reasoning Math > counting Math > problem solving Math > numbers

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