Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar
Publication Information
Author:  Anno, Mitsumasa and Anno, Masaichiro	Illustrator:  Anno, Mitsumasa and Anno, Masaichiro
Title:  Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar	Date:  1983
Publisher:  Philomel	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-20951-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, easy reading, reference, legends, tales and myths
GED Descriptor(s):    math
Summary:
In the guise of a tale about a jar, the father-son authors illustrate the amplitude of multiplication. For more advanced students, an afterword provides a textual explanation of factorials. The book is a stunning visualization of concepts.
Teaching Ideas:
Students might enjoy making their own chart of objects and numbers as they read about islands, walled kingdoms, etc. Learners may want to try a copy change strategy with another mathematical operation. Parents especially could develop the pattern of addition to do with their children. ESL students will find opportunities to develop vocabulary through the object-filled illustrations. Teachers may want to collect a text set of Anno books and generate a list of typical characteristics as a strategy to practice making generalizations.
Teaching Strategies:
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
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Math > factorials Art and Photography > art > graphic display

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