Mathematical and Analogical Reasoning of Young Learners

This book is a very useful resource not only for mathematics education researchers, cognitive psychologists and teacher educators but would also benefit classroom teachers of young children. Understanding the development of childrens reasoning processes would help teachers tailor instruction that facilitates and nurtures the natural mathematical tendencies of young children....recommended very highly.

The dramatic story of Jason--the loner and the outsider--and his struggle to be accepted into the society of his classmates, The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter shows that the classrom is indeed the crucible within which the young discover themselves and learn to confront new problems. "Anyone who was once a child, and especially those who were helicopters, will enjoy it."--David Perkins, Kansas City Star.

 

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John Henry is a larger than life character along the lines of Paul Bunyan. What is particularly good about this chapter book is the introductory information explaining what a tall tale is and how it may or may not be based on the life of an actual person. In this case there is a good chance that a man named John Henry actually did work for the railroad as a free black man. 

Mike Fink was the best keelboater on the river, and he was the first to admit it. He knew the river's tricks. He could ride a waterfall like a bucking bronco, and he even wrestled alligators. What would happen when he made a bet with Davy Crockett? Could he win the race with Powder keg Pete? Hop on board this rollicking story of an American tall tale hero.