About this item
A crew of hungry kittens and their captain head to the lake to catch some dinner, but the fish have surprises in store for them. Even before the cats encounter the fish, they run into trouble. What happens when confused kitties paddle every which way? Or when they all lean in the same direction? A pattern is needed to avoid a catastrophe! Patterns are the foundation on which math is built. Using strong rhythm, clever wordplay, and countable characters, CATastrophe! is a fun read-aloud that also shows what patterns can do. Helpful backmatter will deepen readers' understanding and challenge them to find more patterns in this book and in our world. There's also much to find in the illustrations - including a dragonfly and worm that each appear twenty times.
About the Author
Ann Marie is the author of the picture books SCUBA DOG (little bee books) , CY MAKES A FRIEND, ARITHMECHICKS ADD UP, ARITHMECHICKS TAKE AWAY, and CATastrophe! (Boyds Mills Press) . Following her graduation from Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!) , Ann Marie became an elementary teacher and has loved sharing the thrill of writing with her students for over 30 years.She has published dozens of her original teaching ideas in The Mailbox and Scholastic Teacher (formerly Instructor) magazines. She keeps a blog at http://2happyteachers.blogspot.com where she posts ideas for both teachers and parents. She was also a contributing writer for Kwame Alexander's THE WRITE THING.Ann Marie loves to scuba dive, practice yoga and travel the world (with a goal of seeing all seven continents) . She lives in Virginia, and is a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) .
