Anno's Magic Seeds

If you haven't come across Anno's storybooks with their beautiful watercolor illustrations, you and your children are in for a special treat! See what happens to Jack when a wizard gives him two golden seeds and tells him to eat one and bury the other. Jack's planting these seeds introduces children not only to the concept of multiplying but also investing in the future. This enchanting tale entertwines literature, art and math concepts. Parents and teachers will reap rewards with this book. Why not stimulate interest in math by seeing mathematical concepts in an a enchanting "real world" storybook context? The beautiful illustrations alone tell the story. The youngest of your children too will be turning page after page.Teach Your Child the Multiplication Tables: Fast, Fun & Easy with Dazzling Patterns, Grids & Tricks!

Deceptively simple in the beginning, this story builds in complexity and excitement from start to finish. It is an intelligent story made exciting through mathematics. Anno's Magic Seeds is a clever introduction to the concept of investing toward the future. As always, the illustrations are lovely.

Anno's books are great for teaching fun math lessons. I readthe book to my sixth graders and had them figure the answers to thequestions as we went. They loved it! They really have to listen carefully, so it makes a great lesson in listening skills as well.

Anno's Magic Seeds is yet another book written by Mitsumasa Anno that integrates literature with mathematics. This book is a useful tool for teachers attempting to provide a connection of math in the real world for their students. The story is enchanting and it certainly proved to be a creative way for beginning a math lesson- atleast it was for my 4th graders! I highly recommend this or any of Anno's books to stimulate children's interest in mathematics!