Isobel Adds It Up, Kristy Everington
Isobel Adds It Up, Kristy Everington
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Isobel Adds It Up

Author: Kristy Everington

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/29/2021

Synopsis

Math-loving kids, especially those who are often bothered by loud noises, will be happy there aren't any elephants around.

Isobel is a problem solver . . . addition, subtraction, multiplication, division! But trying to figure out who is causing all the noise next door is one problem she can't quite work out. Is it a marching band? A basketball team in the middle of a practice? Could it be a family of elephants?

Isobel doesn't know what to do about all the noise, but the solution just might come from the most unlikely place!

Reviews

Goodreads review by A.J.

This is precious. I've seen a lot of people praise the inclusion of math without any message of trying to get kids interested in the subject, which I loved too. But what I really found relatable about this story is main character Isobel's need for quiet to be able to concentrate on her work. As someo......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie

Math is far too often maligned in books, TV, movies and pop culture in general. How refreshing to have a book where the girl loves math but math is not intrinsic to the plot, loving math is just part of who Isobel is. And Isobel is someone who enjoys doing her math homework but needs peace and quiet......more

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt

Featured in a grandma reads session. Isobel has a problem, and it involves something in her control - her math homework, and something out of her control - the new next-door neighbors. What do you do when they make so much noise? March and stomp, yell and scream, dance and dangle all over the place?......more

Goodreads review by Becky

First sentence: Isobel loved math. She loved the soft curves of the number three, the hard edge of seven, and how numbers always made sense to her. Premise/plot: Isobel, our heroine, has a difficult time finding peace and quiet after noisy neighbors move in next door. Without that quiet, how can she......more

Goodreads review by LeeTravelGoddess

Super cute book about math!......more

Quotes

“An imaginative read-aloud recommended for teachers wanting to connect literacy and math and for public libraries looking to upgrade their collection of girl-empowering STEAM books.” –School Library Journal, starred review

"Sprawled across her bed, pencil poised, Isobel, a mathematically minded young Black girl, is eager to add, subtract, multiply, and divide her way to completing her homework assignment. In charming artwork, clouds of numbers, symbols, graphs, and equations billow from her busy brain and dance across the page in a swirl of arithematical bliss." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Not only is it refreshing to read a story about a little girl who loves math, but it is also exciting to read a book in which a child learns to establish boundaries in a way that is kind and fair. Ford illustrates Isobel’s reality in full color, with skewed angles to emphasize the disruption to her routines; both the equations she’s trying to work and her imagined scenes are represented as monochrome, white-space–filling cartoons. An adorable story about friendship and learning how to state your needs." --Kirkus Reviews

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