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Jerry Pallotta Math Books
Hershey's Kisses Addition Book
Illustrations featuring Hershey's Kisses demonstrate the basic rules of addition.
32 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2001
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Jerry Pallotta
270 books118 followersMy full name is Gerard Larry Pallotta but my mom always called me "Jerry". I was born on March 26, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts. My mom's name is Mary, and she came from a family of ten children. My dad's name is Joe, and he came from a family of five children. My grandparents were immigrants of Italian descent. I have the nicest parents in the world. They have always been unselfish and ready to help me, even today. I have four brothers and two sisters: Joey, David, Andrew, Danny, Cindy and Mickey. I have seventy-two first cousins. When I was growing up, there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
My family moved to Medford, Massachusetts when I was young. I went to elementary school at Mt. Trinity Academy, not far from where my publisher is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. I never wrote a book in elementary school, and we never kept journals. In the neighborhood where I grew up, almost every family had seven to nine children. I guess that you could say that there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I went to high school at Boston College High School, a Jesuit all-boys school in downtown Boston. The priests and other teachers were really wonderful. I played football and ran track. I had a great high school experience and I think later it made my studies in college much easier. My sons Neil and Eric graduated from Boston College High School in 2001 and 2003. Neil was named after a teacher I had, Fr. Neil Callahan, S.J. I never wrote a book in high school, and I never wrote for the school newspaper. I was too shy and was afraid of what other kids would think.
After high school I went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. I majored in business, a subject that would help me later in life when I decided to publish my first book. At Georgetown, I met my wife, Linda. In college I was an average student and was captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Team. I never wrote for the college newspaper, and I never imaged writing books. A couple of years later, Linda and I got married and I started to work at an insurance company in Boston. During the first six years of being married, we had four kids. It seemed like there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
Today, we spend a lot of time with my 31 nieces and nephews...again...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I learned valuable skills while talking to people, selling insurance and collecting money. When I came home from work, Linda would ask me to "read to the kids!" I loved reading to my kids and I learned to appreciate children's books. The first few books that we bought were alphabet books and counting books. "A" was always for Apple and "Z" was always for Zebra. One day I decided, "Hey, I can do this!" I had an idea. I would write an alphabet book about the Atlantic Ocean. I spent every summer at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, Massachusetts. I have great memories of lobstering, fishing, mossing, clamming and rowing in my dory.
My first book was written in 1985 when I was 32 years old. I came up with the idea, wrote it, designed it, researched it, edited it and my cousin, Frank Mazzola, Jr. illustrated it. I published it myself under the name of Peggotty Beach Books. What fun! It was first printed on July 7, 1986. I'll never forget that day. The book eventually became the #1 best selling book at the New England Aquarium. I was afraid that only my mother would like it. Teachers and kids told me they really liked my book.
While speaking in schools, teachers also told me they were looking for simple non-fiction nature books. It gave me the confidence to write more. My next book, "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book", has sold more than 1 million copies. My third book, "The Bird Alphabet Book" was voted one of the best books of the year by Birders World Magazine. I now have over twenty alphabet books. My goal has always been to write interesting, fact-filled, fun to read, beautifully illustrated color children's books. Thank you to all my illustrators: Ralph Masiello, Frank Mazzola, Jr., Rob Bolster, Edgar Stewart, Leslie
My family moved to Medford, Massachusetts when I was young. I went to elementary school at Mt. Trinity Academy, not far from where my publisher is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. I never wrote a book in elementary school, and we never kept journals. In the neighborhood where I grew up, almost every family had seven to nine children. I guess that you could say that there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I went to high school at Boston College High School, a Jesuit all-boys school in downtown Boston. The priests and other teachers were really wonderful. I played football and ran track. I had a great high school experience and I think later it made my studies in college much easier. My sons Neil and Eric graduated from Boston College High School in 2001 and 2003. Neil was named after a teacher I had, Fr. Neil Callahan, S.J. I never wrote a book in high school, and I never wrote for the school newspaper. I was too shy and was afraid of what other kids would think.
After high school I went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. I majored in business, a subject that would help me later in life when I decided to publish my first book. At Georgetown, I met my wife, Linda. In college I was an average student and was captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Team. I never wrote for the college newspaper, and I never imaged writing books. A couple of years later, Linda and I got married and I started to work at an insurance company in Boston. During the first six years of being married, we had four kids. It seemed like there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
Today, we spend a lot of time with my 31 nieces and nephews...again...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I learned valuable skills while talking to people, selling insurance and collecting money. When I came home from work, Linda would ask me to "read to the kids!" I loved reading to my kids and I learned to appreciate children's books. The first few books that we bought were alphabet books and counting books. "A" was always for Apple and "Z" was always for Zebra. One day I decided, "Hey, I can do this!" I had an idea. I would write an alphabet book about the Atlantic Ocean. I spent every summer at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, Massachusetts. I have great memories of lobstering, fishing, mossing, clamming and rowing in my dory.
My first book was written in 1985 when I was 32 years old. I came up with the idea, wrote it, designed it, researched it, edited it and my cousin, Frank Mazzola, Jr. illustrated it. I published it myself under the name of Peggotty Beach Books. What fun! It was first printed on July 7, 1986. I'll never forget that day. The book eventually became the #1 best selling book at the New England Aquarium. I was afraid that only my mother would like it. Teachers and kids told me they really liked my book.
While speaking in schools, teachers also told me they were looking for simple non-fiction nature books. It gave me the confidence to write more. My next book, "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book", has sold more than 1 million copies. My third book, "The Bird Alphabet Book" was voted one of the best books of the year by Birders World Magazine. I now have over twenty alphabet books. My goal has always been to write interesting, fact-filled, fun to read, beautifully illustrated color children's books. Thank you to all my illustrators: Ralph Masiello, Frank Mazzola, Jr., Rob Bolster, Edgar Stewart, Leslie
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April 21, 2019
Age Level: I think that this is a great book for k-2 to start out the concept of teaching math. It would also be good for a teacher and student lesson about math to introduce it to a young child, or to go over math concepts that they may know already.
Summary: This author uses Hershey’s kisses to help children add and subtract. He presents the problem, in this case a math problem, and the answer and explains why.
Review: I think this would be a great book to have in a classroom or to use with a math lesson.
Summary: This author uses Hershey’s kisses to help children add and subtract. He presents the problem, in this case a math problem, and the answer and explains why.
Review: I think this would be a great book to have in a classroom or to use with a math lesson.
November 9, 2017
Loved teaching with this one. So did the kids.
December 22, 2018
The verbiage is far more complex than the concepts. This type of book requires almost no words and lots of illustrations, but you kind of get the opposite. I'd pick another book if I were you.
April 14, 2019
I found this book in a 3rd grade classroom and thought it was the coolest thing ever!! How awesome to learn addition!
April 15, 2019
This book is such a great book for early learners! It turns addition into a world of candy! 1-3
April 12, 2012
Introduce this book to your students, and watch how many students start licking their lips! Simple math problems become extremely engaging for students that love chocolate. After reading this book, students could start an activity using a number generator (dice) and mini kisses (mini chocolate chips). Students could work with a partner and a dixie cup of mini kisses to roll a pair of number generators and find the sum. To extend addition and move into probability, students could chart the frequency of sums and interpret its meaning. This would be a great activity for students in first grade.
June 30, 2012
I love the use of kisses in this book because it allows me to bring a bag or two of kisses into the classroom so my students can do some hands-on activities along with the book. I also like the clowns in the pictures because it's funny. The book also shows the two ways in which addition problems can be written, and that is from left to right as well as top to bottom. The numbers also go up to 30 million in the end, which is just fun to get students to imagine what 30 million kisses would look like.
May 12, 2016
I bought Hershey kisses to go along with this book. Luckily, they were on sale from Easter. Just have to hide them from the family. They seem to disappear quickly.
I bought this from Amazon and it has turned out to be a great purchase for my daughter who was having trouble with math. It just wasn't making any sense to her. Each page has a problem like 5+1=6 illustrated with clowns who are carrying Kisses in some way.
Overall, really cute book that gets math facts across in a fun way. All GMOs aside, I'm willing to risk it, if the Kisses are a nice yummy reward for learning.
I bought this from Amazon and it has turned out to be a great purchase for my daughter who was having trouble with math. It just wasn't making any sense to her. Each page has a problem like 5+1=6 illustrated with clowns who are carrying Kisses in some way.
Overall, really cute book that gets math facts across in a fun way. All GMOs aside, I'm willing to risk it, if the Kisses are a nice yummy reward for learning.
November 5, 2010
A fun way to introduce adding to first graders. The hershey kisses and clowns will grab any kids attention.
Activity- Pass out hershey kisses so that groups can do the addition problems as the book is read aloud. They make great manipulatives and at the end I always allow the kids to eat a kiss or two. :)
Activity- Pass out hershey kisses so that groups can do the addition problems as the book is read aloud. They make great manipulatives and at the end I always allow the kids to eat a kiss or two. :)
January 17, 2012
This book would be great to introduce basic addition to younger children. I love how this story uses hershey's chocolate through out. THe word problems are also written very clearly! It's a really cute book and the simple addition key in the back is very useful for young children to turn to for assistance or further his or her knowledge.
February 27, 2012
This book uses Hershey's kisses as a way to model basic addition problems. The book can be used to model addition problems to young children. Teacher can use Hershey's kisses after reading the book to help students practice various addition problems. This book can be used in Kindergarten to 5 grade classrooms.
April 19, 2012
This book reviews what addition is and uses Hershey's Kisses as manipulatives. It also provides math addition facts at the end of the book.
This book can help students with one to one correspondence. Also this book can become a lesson itself, by giving student kisses and having them follow the equations to see the results.
This book can help students with one to one correspondence. Also this book can become a lesson itself, by giving student kisses and having them follow the equations to see the results.
July 20, 2012
I love the fact that this book uses Hershey's Kisses as manipulative! What a fun edible way to teach young learners about addition! This book can be also helpful to students with one to one correspondence. I would substitute chocolate chips for a less expensive counting tool when adding with larger numbers.
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February 19, 2013This is a great book to teach children about mathematical terminology and the ways to figure out simple math problems. It teaches the readers about things such as the definition of equation, the process of reversing the equation and reminding them that the numbers above and below the line are equal to one another.
April 16, 2012
Again with the chocolate! They must know my weakness! This book would be awesome to use to teach children how to add. It would be best if you actually had Hershey kisses to add together in class. Good for grades K-1.
April 23, 2012
Anything that uses chocolate has my attention and my students. This is a fun way to teach addition in a fun edible way. When using this with my class they had so much fun. To do something different you can use a Hershey bar to teach fractions.
November 3, 2008
This book could be used with all ages to introduce addition. An activity could be created by using this book.
January 17, 2012
I like this book because it relates to something children love! Chocolate! It teaches addition throughout the entire book in creative ways!
July 31, 2012
This is a simple way to introduces Kindergarten students to the basics of addition. An educator can make it fun!!
September 30, 2012
I didn't really enjoy this book. It had multiple addition problems that students could work out, but I probably wouldn't use this book in my classroom.
July 13, 2009
Vocabulary and addition Use chocolate chips for a less expensive counting tool
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November 29, 2017 Hershey's Kisses Addition Book by Jerry Pallotta is an educational book on addition. The author describes addition in a fun way that will interest kids.
I enjoyed reading Jerry Pallotta's book about adding because it got me thinking about different activities that I could do with my students in the future. I envisioned myself using this in my classroom by using Hershey Kisses to demonstrate adding. It is a great idea for a classroom activity that everyone can do together.
I enjoyed reading Jerry Pallotta's book about adding because it got me thinking about different activities that I could do with my students in the future. I envisioned myself using this in my classroom by using Hershey Kisses to demonstrate adding. It is a great idea for a classroom activity that everyone can do together.
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