How Much Is a Million?

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How Much Is a Million?

by David M. Schwartz and Steven Kellogg

For ages 4+ years

By now your older preschooler is tired of one to ten. She can do it in three other languages, none of which you speak. She is ready for the big stuff. We have the book for you--an answer for the impossible "How much is a million?" question. The book is wonderfully fun, and it actually works to help little minds wrap around the seemingly impossible task of conceptualizing big numbers, something your preschooler will begin to work on in kindergarten. Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician shows his young friends and their pets that a million goldfish would need a fishbowl as big as a whale, that even seven full pages of the book printed with miniscule stars add up to only 100,000, that a million children standing on each other's shoulders would reach higher than airplanes fly. And then he tackles a billion and a trillion too. When the 100th day of kindergarten rolls around, with its celebration of all things 100, your little one will be ready for the counting to begin!

$6.99

Review provided by The Savvy Source.

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Vanessa Druckman said:

I read this book to all three of my kids at the same time (2, 4 1/2 and 7). All three were captivated. The two-year old loved the images. The 4 1/2 year old really appreciated finally being able to wrap his head around large numbers. And the seven year old, although she tried to act all cool about it, was blown away by how big a million truly is.
Posted on Dec 01, 2008

Christina Mack said:

I've read this book to my four year old, and she loved it. It does a great job of trying to put large numbers into a visual image that kids can understand. If your child likes numbers, this is a great book to introduce the topic of big numbers like a million.
Posted on Nov 24, 2008

Naomi said:

We have had this book for quite awhile and love introducing it to each child as they reach the right age bracket. It's a perfect breakfast book as you can talk about the different scenarios and math equations ... then think on them the rest of the day!
Posted on Nov 24, 2008

Emily said:

This will boggle the mind of your elementary age child! It is not appropriate for a preschooler- they will probably be bored. It will definitely have them thinking and asking higher-level questions.
Posted on Nov 24, 2008

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