About This Book
This engaging picture book introduces the concept of multiplication through the story of Amanda Bean, a girl who loves to count absolutely everything. When her counting becomes too cumbersome, a vivid dream filled with multiplying objects helps her understand the efficiency and importance of multiplication. It's a playful and accessible way to introduce or reinforce early math concepts for children aged 4-11, making abstract ideas concrete and fun.
Amanda loves to count everything, but not until she has an amazing dream does she finally realize that being able to multiply will help her count things faster.
Discussion Prompts
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What are some things Amanda counted in the story? What do you like to count?
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How did Amanda's dream help her understand multiplication?
3
Can you think of a time when knowing how to multiply would be helpful?
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What new things did you learn about multiplication from this book?
5
If you had a dream about math, what kind of math would it be about?
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