Rumble Bus

by Larry Dane Brimner, Ronnie Rooney (Illustrations)

As the Rumble Bus makes its way through town, kids jump on, seats fill up, and readers learn the basics of subtraction. Simple equations interspersed with creative artwork teach readers how easy and exciting math can be. Take a ride on the Rumble Bus and see for yourself how learning comes to life in the Magic Door Readers!

Genres: Mathematics

24 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

Larry Dane Brimner is the recipient of the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award for the most distinguished informational book for children for his title Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961. He is known for his well-researched, innovative, and award-winning nonfiction for young readers, and is the author of multiple acclaimed civil rights titles, including Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights; and Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor.

Reviews

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't read it

[Lauren Owens · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book about how subtraction can be practiced even when riding the bus home. The students can follow up this book with an activity where they can act out the seating arrangement of a bus and play around with exploring what happens at each bus stop. It can even be extended to addition by adding the people and comparing that on a table to the amount of seats left as people come in.
Recommended grade level: K-1.

[Anissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

rhyming, math to 12