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A Beautiful House for Birds

by Grace Lin

Patterns, paint, and a birdhouse

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    Caldecott Honor recipient

    The metadata identifies Grace Lin as a Caldecott Honor winner.

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Patterns, paint, and a birdhouse

Olivia’s colorful summer birdhouse project becomes a chance to explore patterns and creative problem-solving when her attempt at painting stripes goes awry. The story places early math in a hands-on everyday activity, connecting visual patterns with making and experimenting. Part of the Storytelling Math series, it also includes activities designed for children and grown-ups to explore everyday math together.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young children interested in birds, painting, and making things
  • Families looking for a story that introduces patterns through an everyday activity
  • Adults who want hands-on math activities to explore alongside young children

Themes

Patterns and early mathCreative problem-solvingMaking and experimentingShared learning

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Book overview

Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!

Olivia wants to make a colorful birdhouse for summer. She starts painting a pattern of stripes on the roof but then oops!--messes up. Now what? Explore patterns in this playful story about creative problem-solving.

Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.
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