What Is Math? — Rebecca Kai Dotlich

This “delightful first look at STEM” is a lively celebration of math and all the ways it applies to everyday life, featuring fun math activities for kids (School Library Journal).  What is math? So many things! Counting and calendars, weights and fractions, shapes and distances, charting and graphing. Math is the way we measure and code our world, from seasons to clocks, recipes, classrooms, and beyond. Math is all around us!     Readers will be introduced to: – Graphs and charts—in the form of pizza pies!  – Counting and weight—when baking a cake!   – Shapes and word problems—to build a spaceship!     This rousing read aloud offers an engaging and accessible introduction to math—perfect for sparking an early interest in STEM subjects for preschool and early elementary school children. And be sure to keep an eye out for a friendly black cat and white dog on each spread as they participate in the math-related hijinks! An NSTA-CBC 2023 Best STEM Book of the Year "A great way to show even the math-averse or math-phobic the many ways that math is hiding in their everyday lives." —Kirkus Reviews