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Playingwithnumbers--that'swhatthisbookfromMurphy(TheBestVacationEver,1997,etc.)isallabout.PartoftheMathStartseries,thisentryintroducestheartofestimation.Twoboysareengagedintheproject,oneestimating,theothercounting.Theirultimategoalistotrytofigureouthowmanyjellybeansareinabigglassjarandwinticketstoasportingevent,butthestorylinebowsdeeplytotheemphasisonestimationasaprocess.Astheboysheaddowntowntothetoystoreandthejellybeans,theyestimatethenumberofpeopleonthebus,thenumbersofcarsinatrafficjam,thetotalpricesofgoodsinawindow,allthewhiledemonstratingbothroundingoffandhowtocountasmallnumberandapplythattothegreat,uncountedwholethroughtheuseofmultiplication,fractions,andsimplegeometry.Murphy'ssuccessisinbevelingthesharp,unforgivingreputationofmathandinshowinghownumberscanbetoyedwith.Readersmaycomeawaywiththesensethattheyarenotslavestonumbers--it'stheotherwayaround.(furtherreading)(Picturebook.6-9)--Copyright©1997,KirkusAssociates,LP.Allrightsreserved.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

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