Spaghetti and Meatballs For All! (Scholastic Bookshelf)
Spaghetti and Meatballs For All! (Scholastic Bookshelf) book cover

Spaghetti and Meatballs For All! (Scholastic Bookshelf)

Paperback – Picture Book, August 1, 2008

Price
$6.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
40
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0545044455
Dimensions
10 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches
Weight
4.8 ounces

Description

Author and math teacher Marilyn Burns is noted for her many books that instill an interest and enthusiasm for mathematics into her school-age readers. Her books use traditional and original literature to address mathematical concepts. In addition to her instructive children's books Marilyn is the author of many books for teachers. She has also written books for children about food, time, and Hanukkah. She says that her writing career began as a "fluke" when a friend asked her to write a book about math. This was the jumping off point for her literary career, during which she has written about a dozen books for children and the same number for teachers. She currently gives lectures and lessons in schools. Burns was born in 1941 and resides in Sausalito, CA.

Features & Highlights

  • Kids will exercise their early math skills with this bestselling picture book--now available in Scholastic Bookshelf!
  • Mr. and Mrs. Comfort are having a family reunion! Mr. Comfort starts cooking up his famous spaghetti and meatballs, while Mrs. Comfort carefully arranges eight tables and thirty-two chairs so that everyone will have a seat. The tables look lovely, the food is ready, and here come the guests--with their own seating plans!This delightful Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Book uses wit and humor to draw children into thinking about area and perimeter.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Gave it as a Gift

I remembered reading this book as a child and enjoying it so I decided to give it to my 5-year old cousin for Christmas. Re-reading it to her on Christmas, I realized I should have probably saved it for to be a year or two older so she could get more of the math concepts (mostly area and perimeter) but she still enjoyed the story and I'm sure she'll learn the math concepts in due time.
6 people found this helpful
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It's a fantastic book!

I am a teacher and used this to introduce the difference between area and perimeter to my class, having my class create the situations in the book with square papers as I read it. It's a fantastic book!
5 people found this helpful
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Great Book - Use with Foam Color Tiles

I am using this book with students. It is one of my favorite Marilyn Burns books. I purchased "School Smart Foam Color Tiles" on Amazon to use with it. They are the perfect size for the activities concerning perimeter, area, and arrays. There are activity ideas in the back of the book. There is also a great lesson math activity to go with this book that can be found at [...]
4 people found this helpful
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Love it!

I have used this book for years so I needed a new copy. This is a great way to teach kids about area. It can also be used to discuss arrays.
4 people found this helpful
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Not helpful with math understanding

Thought in would be a great book that would talk about area....it didn’t.
3 people found this helpful
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It was a great read and helped her make sense of some math ...

I found this book trying to help my 3rd grader learn math. It was a great read and helped her make sense of some math concepts.
1 people found this helpful
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... received the book sooner than expected and my students loved it!

I received the book sooner than expected and my students loved it!
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Five Stars

This book was in amazing shape. I will be using it for my classroom.
Thanks
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My students love the book and accessing their knowledge

I use this book to help my students understand perimeter, area and multiplication. My students love the book and accessing their knowledge!
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Neat book.

I use this with my first graders. I give them square tiles and we build all the table arrangements as we go through the book. Brings up lots of discussion about area and perimeter.
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