  | Power of snow Author: Raczka, Bob | |
| Price: $21.51 | ||
Summary:
Experience a snowstorm through playful verse and the power of exponential growth! Clever rhymes and dynamic illustrations combine in a fun winter readaloud that introduces key math concepts.
| Illustrator: | Clarkson, Bryony |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/01/23)
Booklist (09/01/23)
The Hornbook (00/09/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/01/2023 Picture books that focus on counting have become staples in children's literature, but this arrangement is a delightful, rarer find that jumps from simple counting to exponential growth. Its opening double-page spread sports a blustery backyard scene, but it’s the simple phrase “Two flakes play” that notes the two oversize snowflakes. A related text box expresses the exponent of two (in this case, to the first power) through words and multiplication. The next spread offers another simple phrase, “Four flakes sashay,” completing a rhyming couplet and representing two to the second power with four large snowflakes. The pattern continues with rhyming couplets and ever-increasing snowflakes all the way up to two to the fourteenth power, or 16,384 snowflakes. Yes, the correct number of snowflakes is featured in each scene! In an illustrator’s note, Clarkson tells how she layered snowflakes to achieve the exact numbers. The result is a lovely whiteout that allows two friends to play in the snow at the end. An explanation of exponents closes this fun and foundational math concept book. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
