

Lexile Measure: 170L (What's this?)
Series: MathStart 1
Paperback: 40 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (August 22, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0064467309
ISBN-13: 978-0064467308
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.1 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #32,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #64 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Math > Arithmetic #276 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Games #9107 in Books > Reference
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool and up

My daughter loves this story. It rhymes and teaches math at the same time. This whole series is great. Simple and easy to understand even for a 3 year old, but the lesson can be taught for years. Many different ways to use this book.
My daughter is using these to teach a preschool class at a school and they have been wonderful and incredibly useful We bought a number of the books and each one is well done and interesting to the kids.
This book is a fun, colorful way to introduce math concepts to preschoolers. Unlike other preschool-level math books, Monster Musical Chairs has a cute plot and fun rhymes. It holds my kiddo's attention and has quickly become one of his favorites.
Another awesome book that has become a family favorite ~ and bedtime story staple along with Seaweed Soup! I read while my daughter and husband add sound effects for an even more fun story! The bonus... In the end...the little one learns a little something ;) and it makes monsters very un-scary :)
This book has a very good read-aloud rhythm. It's fun to read together and it's fun to count backwards. Nice illustrations.The math is in there (subtract 1 each time) but there is a good story line, too.From a parenting perspective, I like this book a lot. The illustrations show that the monsters who were "out" each round were disappointed, but not pouty or having hysterics. They ARE monsters, after all, and monsters don't always play well. Nice modeling of sportsmanship and good conduct.
I have 5 yr old twins and got this book as a fun way to support the math skills they were learning at school. They ask for this book to be read to them every night, and we enjoy reading it. So it fit our needs perfectly -- fun for kids and parents, that just happens to be educational.
I read this book to my 4-year old grandson and he asked me to read it backwards so that they (the monsters) could win. James delighted in the Monsters getting back into the game rather than leaving it.Marcie Stockin
This book offered a physical interaction with the concepts of scarcity of resources. It took the abstract concept and made it musical and visual and increased the accessibility for students to understand.I would strongly recommend this book.
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