Lights Out!

Math Matters®

by Lucille Recht Penner, Jerry Smath (Illustrator)

A girl wants to be the very last one in her neighborhood to turn out her light for bedtime. But that means staying up - and keeping track - as all the lights in the big apartment house across the street go out.

Genres: Mathematics, 1st Grade

Paperback

Published April 1, 2000

About the author

Lucille Recht Penner is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, including Dinosaur Babies and Monster Bugs in Random House’s Step into Reading program. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Reviews

[Bern · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this to my son last night because we're working on Light,Sound & Communication for science this week. Didn't expect to enjoy it as much as we did. It starts off with a little girl asking if it's fair that she's the first one to go to bed in her home and everyone else lights are still on. Now, that is something that irks my own kiddo and is a question he asks regularly. He liked this girl from that point. There's a bit of math in this book, subtraction, particularly as the little girl notes all the lights that go off in the apartment building she sees from her bedroom window.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

very cute story for kids. I read this with my daughter last night and it helped her understand bedtime better haha thank god!

[Nicole Holden · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book because this book really shows students how to subtract. The little girl stays up late to count how many lights in the apartment across from her goes out before she falls asleep. She starts at 32 and keeps on subtracting untill all the lights are out.

[Cheryl]

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