I like this book because it can be soothing. ( )

How Many Blue Birds Flew Away is a book that prompts the reader with questions of subtraction. The reader is taken threw an average school environment and is given normal, everyday objects to count and subtract. This encourages children at their own schools to count and subtract the object that they see. The pictures were vital to the story and are to be used as a visual aid for readers to count and subtract from. I can definitely see this book used in an elementary math class or used in a small math station/cluster. ( )

This book is great for using in a lower level elementary classroom. It connects math and reading and is incredibly interactive. The book discusses addition, subtraction, and finding the difference between numbers. The book has bright and bold illustrations, drawing the reader in. Students who may struggle with learning about math topics may have an easier time with learning about these subjects from a different perspective.

Paul Giganti Junior presents readers with multiple math problems throughout this book. Readers will be comparing different objects and will need to use their counting skills in order to solve Giganti’s problems. This book is a great way to introduce and practice addition and subtraction skills. Donald Crews illustrations are great for the purpose of this book. There is not a lot going on, which makes it easier for readers to focus on the objects that matter. ( )

This is a good example of a informational book because it is a counting book that you have to look at the pictures and count them a couple times. It goes over the difference of what is left over when you subtract one group from another group. Besides counting children can read and look at each page to think and discover things out from the book and illustrations. Its a fun interactive informational book for children.
Media: Gouache and watercolor ( )