The Great Graph Contest - by Loreen Leedy (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Two comical creatures go crazy with graphs in an imaginative look at organizing information. Kids can learn all about bar graphs, pie charts, Venn diagrams, and more as a lizard and a frog explain each step of each graph. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Learn everything about graphs, charts, and how to organize information in this fun picture book introduction. </b> <p/>Follow two comical creatures as they go graph-crazy! Gonk the frog and his friend Chester have all kinds of questions-- do more of their friends like mud, or not? Who has the biggest feet? What color butterfly is most common? <p/>In order to answer these questions, the two friends make all kinds of charts-- and so can you! <p/>This funny look at graphs and charts introduces several major ways of organizing information-- bar graphs, pie charts, Venn diagrams, and more. With concrete, easy-to-understand examples and bright, cartoonish illustrations, <i>The Great Graph Contest</i> is a kid-friendly introduction to the basics of data visualization that will have you itching to make your own graphs! <p/>An author's note expands on the different kinds of charts pictured in the story, and instructions on making your own graphs and charts are included.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>★ A splashy and colorful offering designed to inform and entertain . . . An exciting and energetic math resource.--<b><i>School Library Journal</i>, Starred Review</b> <p/> Leedy makes graphing simple and fun in this delightfully clever outing. . . . Well-crafted explanations make it easy for young readers to create their own graphs. . . . Highly educational and fun to boot. <i>--<b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Loreen Leedy has been writing and illustrating picture books since she was 25 years old. She is the author of numerous books for children, including <i>2 X 2=Boo</i>, <i>Seeing Symmetry</i>, and<i> Amazing Plant Powers: How Plants Fly, Fight, Hide, Hunt and Change the World</i>. Her books have been ALA Notable books, <i>KirkusReviews</i> Best Books, and <i>Booklist</i> Editors Choices.<i> </i> Loreen lives in central Florida. Find her online at www.loreenleedy.com/
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