More or Less: A Rain Forest Counting Book

by Rebecca Fjelland Davis

A counting book that introduces plants and animals found in the rain forest while explaining basic concepts of addition and subtraction.

Genres: Mathematics, Animals, Picture Books, Nature, Childrens

Library Binding

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Rebecca Fjelland Davis is a novelist and children's book author who lives in Minnesota. She is currently an instructor at South Central College in Mankato, where she teaches Composition, Literature and Film, and Humanities.

Becky grew up on a farm outside of Huxley, Iowa. She graduated from Waldorf College, from St. Cloud State University, and received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

She currently lives in the country near Mankato with her husband and Newfoundland dog Freya. Besides writing and teaching, Becky rides her bike a few thousand miles a year, has bonfires with her friends, feeds the birds, and walks Freya on the prairie and in the woods.

She also hauls students on grand adventures, to places like South Africa or art museums in Minneapolis.

Reviews

[Bethe]

bright colored photographs of rain forest plants and animals are compared or added or subtracted, with a sprinkling of facts about each. Back matter has additional facts, some of animals already depicted, and others for non featured animals. Good for kindergarten.

[A]

Part of a series of simple counting books, each with a different theme. Colorful book of counting numbers, simple addition and subtraction using rain forest animals. Includes facts about Rain Forest animals, plants, etc., a glossary, a read more and internet sites list in the back.

[Alexandria Hiam]

Part of a series of simple counting books, each with a different theme. Colorful book of counting numbers, simple addition and subtraction using rain forest animals. Includes facts about Rain Forest animals, plants, etc., a glossary, a read more and internet sites list in the back.

[Teri]

OK--not very cohesive--but it's always nice to have picture books to reinforce math ideas.

[Tanya Wadley]

I loved this book and thought it was a great math book for preschoolers... I will check it out again at some point.