The Last Marshmallow

Author Grace Lin
Illustrated by Grace Lin
Ebook (EPUB FXL CPB)
On sale Oct 13, 2020 | 16 Pages | 9781632899897
Age 0-3 years | Up to Preschool
Reading Level: Lexile AD120L

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Playing in the winter snow calls for hot cocoa! Explore early math concepts as the friends try to evenly split some tasty marshmallows.

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


After playing in the snow, Olivia and Mei are ready for cocoa. There's one marshmallow for Olivia and one marshmallow for Mei. But what will they do with the third marshmallow? How can two friends share three things fairly?

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.
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • SELECTION | 2020
    Chicago Public Library Best Books
Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than twenty books for children, including the Newbery Honor Book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown), the Geisel Honor Book Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (Little, Brown), and The Ugly Vegetables. She is also the co-author and illustrator of Our Seasons. She lives in Florence, Massachusetts. View titles by Grace Lin

Classroom Activities for The Last Marshmallow

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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Playing in the winter snow calls for hot cocoa! Explore early math concepts as the friends try to evenly split some tasty marshmallows.

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


After playing in the snow, Olivia and Mei are ready for cocoa. There's one marshmallow for Olivia and one marshmallow for Mei. But what will they do with the third marshmallow? How can two friends share three things fairly?

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.

Awards

  • SELECTION | 2021
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • SELECTION | 2020
    Chicago Public Library Best Books

Author

Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than twenty books for children, including the Newbery Honor Book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown), the Geisel Honor Book Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (Little, Brown), and The Ugly Vegetables. She is also the co-author and illustrator of Our Seasons. She lives in Florence, Massachusetts. View titles by Grace Lin

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Classroom Activities for The Last Marshmallow

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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