Snowman-Cold=Puddle: Spring Equations

For the final equation and poetic response, readers are challenged to pay attention, look for changes and be changed.

[E]very equation has an amazing and a thoughtful lesson tucked into it, and is a springboard for further inquiry, dialog and discussion.

Laura accompanies each equation poem with a brief fun explanation: "Some animals play all year long. In spring, otters slip and slide in the dirty, slushy snow. No mittens. No hats. Just messy, muddy, mucky fun."

As with her other books, Laura Purdie Salas easily shows the reader that there are so many different ways to look at the world around us...

Salas plays with the poetic form here, creating a mathematical poetry style that is entirely joyous to read.

For the final equation and poetic response, readers are challenged to pay attention, look for changes and be changed.