Minnie’s Diner – A Multiplying Menu
written by Dayle Ann Dodds, illustrated by John Manders
About: Minnie’s Diner is conveniently located near to the McFay farm, full of hungry boys. Each one is double the size of the next – and places double the order! Bouncy rhyming text sets up a story based purely on the idea of doubling and exponential increase. And it’s funny. We happened to acquire this book at the time that Kid 6 was beginning to work on the idea of doubling, and it fit in perfectly. It’s also an introduction to powers of 2, should you be needing reinforcement on that concept.
Good things:
- Maths makes the plot and meshes into the story
- Doubling, exponential increase and powers of 2
- Repetitive text for easier reading
- Variety of visual perspective angles
- It’s about food! My kids forgive a lot for that.
