Multiply on the Fly

Life Cycles

by Suzanne Slade, Erin E. Hunter (Illustrator)

From pirate bugs to spittlebugs to lovely Luna moths, children will love learning about the world’s insects in Multiply on the Fly! Following in the footsteps of What’s New at the Zoo? and What’s the Difference, this rhythmic book teaches multiplication in a way that will make children “bug” you for more. Teeming with fun facts, readers will multiply with a variety of insects, including daring dragonflies, hungry honeybees, and stealthy walking sticks. The “For Creative Minds” section in the back of the book keeps the fun rolling with facts about the insect life cycle, matching insect activities, and multiplication guides to make anyone a multiplication master.

Genres: Mathematics, Science, Picture Books, Animals, Spanish Literature, Childrens

Hardcover

First published July 5, 2011

About the author

Sibert honoree author of more than 150 books for chlldren.

Reviews

[Wayne Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have five grasshoppers and each of them has two wings, how many wings are there total? Not only do insects themselves multiply but they can be used to help reinforce multiplication facts for children. Other insects featured in the book include fireflies, luna moths, dragonflies, ants, honeybees, ladybugs, walking sticks, monarch butterflies, and spittlebugs. Do you know what pirate bugs are and what they eat? And if each pirate bug eats eight of its prey, how many pests will be gone? As the author says, “Numbers are an important part of our world. You can find them in school, sports, and nature. When you know how to multiply numbers, you can figure out almost anything!”
The rhyming text by author Suzanne Slade, who has written over eighty books for children, emphasizes both various multiplication facts and bits of information about each insect, while the close-up sketches by Erin Hunter, who specializes in entomological and botanical illustration, will enable youngsters to know what the different insects look like. Additional material on insect body parts and life cycles, along with matching and compare/contrast activities, plus two further pages about multiplication may be located in the “For Creative Minds” section at the back. Also more free activities for parents and teachers to with use the book can be found online at the publisher’s website. The age range is given as four to nine. One might use Multiply on the Fly to introduce the concept of multiplication to pre-schoolers and first graders, but I personally doubt if it will make much sense until at least second or maybe third grade. However, it is cute and well-done.

[Vera Godley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Multiply On The Fly is a many faceted children's book. Beautifully illustrated with remarkably accurate drawings of insects by Erin Hunter, each page describes a feature of the insect on that two-page spread in well done rhyming prose. What is so interesting about this is that first of all it rhymes. Next it speaks to a specific characteristic of the insect. Then on most of the pages alliteration is utilized adding depth to the text. Lastly and as the main feature of the book, a multiplication "task" is presented.

This is very much for a young child's book. And it will behoove the adult to guide the child to grasp each of these tenets. I find that learning can be lots of fun. It doesn't have to be just academic, fact finding, instruction. Let's have some fun while we're doing it. That is what Multiply On The Fly does for you.

Some interesting "alliteration" in the rhyming prose....
"Seven stealthy walking sticks"
"Each eats eight spider mites."
"Six sturdy soldier ants"
"How long is the luna line?"

I also love how the back of the book has a "Creative Minds" section. This includes pages on insects.... Insect Body Parts, Match the Insects, Insect Life Cycles, and Compare and Contrast. These are beautifully and and with remarkable accuracy done. A great learning and reference tool. Then don't forget this book is all about multiplication! There are a couple of pages recapping the story pages and the specific multiplication problems. And there is an Insect Multiplication Table. Just lots of good learning fun!

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Drawing inspiration for multiplication math problems, this book may appeal to young readers because of the interesting creatures being featured; for instance, there are honeybees, soldier ants, and luna moths to regard while trying to solve the problems. The fact that the math problems are written in text as well as through numbers along with accompanying pictures offers three different ways to reach a solution. Teachers will love the activities at the end of the book too although the pages are a bit too cluttered for my particular taste.

[Brianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grade Level(s): K-3
* Students learn and practice multiplication through rhyming word problems.
* Can be used an integrated studies lesson for English/Language Arts
* Can also be used as an integrated studies lesson for science because it introduces students to the names of different bugs (i.e. insect unit lesson)

[Tammie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the pix
Activity
Multiplication
Gr2-4

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book can be used to teach multiplication. It also rhymes and I can talk about the bugs and animals in the story. It can be used for third or fourth grade.

[Pamela Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun introduction to the concept of multiplication .

[Chrissy Wassinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published: 2011
Very well illustrated book. Teaches children not only about math but different aspects of insects as well. To make this book even better... it rhymes!

[wildct2003 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good pictures, poetry; basic info at back

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