Pairs of People
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- Create Date：2022-10-09 01:21:38
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Mark K. Shriver
- ISBN：0829454853
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Reviews
Donna Maguire
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I thought that this was a really lovely book and it was a fun read too！My daughter is learning this at the moment at school so it was great to tie the book in with what she is actually learning so it was a great book for bedtimeThe book was bright and colourful and the illustrations were great and really worked with the storyThe book has a theme of helping others too so there is another angle to the book as well It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended and a different way to learn I thought that this was a really lovely book and it was a fun read too！My daughter is learning this at the moment at school so it was great to tie the book in with what she is actually learning so it was a great book for bedtimeThe book was bright and colourful and the illustrations were great and really worked with the storyThe book has a theme of helping others too so there is another angle to the book as well It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended and a different way to learn from some of the other books out there 。。。more
Paula Phillips
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This was a bit different than the other children's books that I have been reviewing and reading lately on my blog。 This one was a gorgeous way to teach your children maths skills。 With adding and multiplication with the two times table。 This book goes all the way up to 50 by doubling each page starting with two people。 It also goes around the community and shows people working together， helping one another， and coming together to create amazing projects。 Pairs of People are not only great as a l This was a bit different than the other children's books that I have been reviewing and reading lately on my blog。 This one was a gorgeous way to teach your children maths skills。 With adding and multiplication with the two times table。 This book goes all the way up to 50 by doubling each page starting with two people。 It also goes around the community and shows people working together， helping one another， and coming together to create amazing projects。 Pairs of People are not only great as a learning educational tool， but it also shows the meaning of togetherness， sharing， and why it is important to be friends with one another， and caring is sharing and what can be achieved when you work in pairs or as a team。 The other thing I loved about this book was that the illustrations by Laura Watson are beautifully done and used bright bold colors to make each page colorful， vibrant， and pop for the reader making Pairs of People an exciting and enjoyable book they would like to read or listen to be read to them。 Pairs of People is perfect for children aged 4-8 years old。 。。。more
Rory E。
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Mark and Jeanne Shriver have created a beautifully written and illustrated （Bravo to artist extraordinaire， Laura Watson！） children's book， which serves to remind people of all ages how we must support our fellow human。 Especially during tumultuous days such as these， it's important to teach our young people about the value of helping one another。 Pairs of People does that very thing， and simultaneously helps children learn about Math and multiplication in a brilliantly fun way。 This book is hea Mark and Jeanne Shriver have created a beautifully written and illustrated （Bravo to artist extraordinaire， Laura Watson！） children's book， which serves to remind people of all ages how we must support our fellow human。 Especially during tumultuous days such as these， it's important to teach our young people about the value of helping one another。 Pairs of People does that very thing， and simultaneously helps children learn about Math and multiplication in a brilliantly fun way。 This book is heartwarming and joyful， while prioritizing values of inclusivity and diversity - it's a must-buy， must-have， must-gift for all！ 。。。more
Jan
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Co-authored by Jeanne and Mark K。 Shriver。Take two people working together for good， then 2 pairs， 3 pairs， and each time more and more gets done。 Keep up the increasing pairs to become a group effort， a community effort， and with 50 pairs of people there is no limit to the good they can do！Excellent！The illustrations by Laura Watson are delightful， imaginative， and colorful。 Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL， and great for gifting to anyone， but especially to a schoo Co-authored by Jeanne and Mark K。 Shriver。Take two people working together for good， then 2 pairs， 3 pairs， and each time more and more gets done。 Keep up the increasing pairs to become a group effort， a community effort， and with 50 pairs of people there is no limit to the good they can do！Excellent！The illustrations by Laura Watson are delightful， imaginative， and colorful。 Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL， and great for gifting to anyone， but especially to a school or public library！I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from 4U2B Books & Media via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
MookNana
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This is decidedly a teaching tool or "lesson" book instead of a literary or pleasure read， but it could be very effective when needed。 The poem follows 12 pairs of people who work together to be kind and contribute to their community。 The text sometimes sacrifices word choice and meter to make rhymes， but the story is full of positive ideas and good intent。 The illustrations are bright， detailed， and inclusive。 There's a little math lesson in multiplying the pairs of people and this would be a g This is decidedly a teaching tool or "lesson" book instead of a literary or pleasure read， but it could be very effective when needed。 The poem follows 12 pairs of people who work together to be kind and contribute to their community。 The text sometimes sacrifices word choice and meter to make rhymes， but the story is full of positive ideas and good intent。 The illustrations are bright， detailed， and inclusive。 There's a little math lesson in multiplying the pairs of people and this would be a good conversation-starter about finding opportunities to serve。Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review！ 。。。more
Dawn
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What a fun and engaging story that teaches children the benefits of working together and as a bonus encourages math skills。 The rhythmic style of writing is catchy and the illustrations are really cute。 I think children would enjoy the fill in part at the end。 Another Nana approved book！ Thanks #NetGalley
Lisa Gisèle
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I don't know if I ever seen a book like this for multiplication。 I really enjoyed the break down of each page and how the reader can see the result via the images and the equation themselvesAn added bonus was the inclusiveness of the images， it's always nice to see all races and all abilities。 I don't know if I ever seen a book like this for multiplication。 I really enjoyed the break down of each page and how the reader can see the result via the images and the equation themselvesAn added bonus was the inclusiveness of the images， it's always nice to see all races and all abilities。 。。。more
Beau
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On the whole I enjoyed this brightly-illustrated， well laid-out book which teaches multiplication by depicting increasing numbers of pairs。 The pairs themselves take the form of people engaging in volunteer work and related community-based activities。 The combined focused of pairs and civic engagement is perhaps a bit niche， but in this case it feels genuine and is executed pretty successfully。
Irene
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Delightfully drawn， beautifully written。 The combination of mathematics （multiplication）， sweet rhymes， and inspiring efforts to help others combine to make this book a sure winner in math class， reading class and humanities。 Well done！
el
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Simple but interesting concept to help children learn about pairing， complemented with colorful illustration and a column that shows all the pairings in the page。 This book also shows that working together is better than alone
Aeroreader
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Pairs of People is a rhyming book about community with a dash of math included。 The book goes through different ways to contribute to a community and how there are strengths in numbers。 My six year old enjoyed shouting out the answers to the math equations。 Overall， a fun book that can lead to deeper conversations about what it means to be part of a community。Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review。
joyce w。 laudon
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Pairs of People is a counting book that features， not surprisingly， pairs of children and adults。 Pairs from 1 to 10 and more are shown in inclusive， bright， colorful and appealing illustrations。Of note is that this is also a book about community and people helping one another。 That makes this book a bit different from other counting books that I have seen。 It offers kids a nice message in a fun way。Many thanks to NetGalley and 4U2B Books and Media for this title。 All opinions are my own。
A Mac
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This is a fun and uplifting children’s book about counting and numbers， focused on the number two。 While this work was about multiplication of numbers one through twelve by the number two， its message was much more than that。 There was a double spread for each page with art depicting pairs of people doing things。 These actions all involved helping others in various ways， ranging from fundraisers for literacy to cleaning to volunteering。 What a cool way to teach kids about different ways to give This is a fun and uplifting children’s book about counting and numbers， focused on the number two。 While this work was about multiplication of numbers one through twelve by the number two， its message was much more than that。 There was a double spread for each page with art depicting pairs of people doing things。 These actions all involved helping others in various ways， ranging from fundraisers for literacy to cleaning to volunteering。 What a cool way to teach kids about different ways to give back to the community！ The bottom of each page also had a little box where the pairs of people were shown as well as the following: “x pairs = y people; x times 2 = y。” The illustrations were absolutely wonderful。 People of all ages， ethnicities， and abilities were depicted throughout the work doing various activities – the diversity was fantastic。 The colors were bright， and the style was eye-catching， making this work a joy to look at。 I also loved that the illustrator chose to put each pair of people in the same-colored clothing， which helped in identifying the pairs of people on each page。My only small qualm was that one of the pages was about “civic connection” as relating to voting for an election。 I think this concept would probably need a bit of an explanation for the targeted age group of this book。 Other than that， this work is perfect。 I highly recommend it to anyone who has younger children in their life， especially if you want to teach them about giving back and compassion。My thanks to NetGalley and 4U2B Books and Media for allowing me to review this work， which will be published on September 19th， 2022。 All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more
AskesianLibrarian
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I wasn't a big fan of the first book in this series， "10 Hidden Heroes"， and this sequel is no different。 In both cases， it's very clear that no one familiar with child development or math learning was consulted。 At least this time we do have number correspondence - in the last book， sometimes each "hero" to count was actually a group of multiple people - but the new concept supposedly introduced here， multiplying by two， is presented just as confusingly。 The pairs highlighted along the bottom o I wasn't a big fan of the first book in this series， "10 Hidden Heroes"， and this sequel is no different。 In both cases， it's very clear that no one familiar with child development or math learning was consulted。 At least this time we do have number correspondence - in the last book， sometimes each "hero" to count was actually a group of multiple people - but the new concept supposedly introduced here， multiplying by two， is presented just as confusingly。 The pairs highlighted along the bottom of each page are labeled "one pair， "two pairs"， "three pairs"。。。 even though each box in fact only shows a single pair of people。 This is not how you demonstrate counting pairs or multiplication！Most of my other critiques from the previous book still hold true here: the rhyming feels forced， there's a bunch of text within the illustrations that often must be read to understand what's going on （e。g。 "All proceeds benefit Anytown's Prison Literacy Program"）， and several specific organizations are promoted by name and/or logo （Best Buddies， Save the Children， So Others Might Eat， Special Olympics）。 I do love the idea of these books - all of the activities depicted are great examples of community service and civic engagement， there's an important message about teamwork， and the search-and-find format is very appealing to young kids - but the execution just completely falls short。All that said， the illustrations are at least bright and engaging， with diverse characters and busy scenes for kids to pore over。 I was thrilled to see details like a wheelchair-accessible swing in the playground spread。 As I said in my last review， I could maybe see using this book to prompt discussion by asking kids about what they notice， without reading the awkward text or confusing them with the lousy math lesson。 But this definitely wouldn't be my first choice for exploring ways we can help our communities， and certainly not for introducing math concepts。（Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。） 。。。more
Angie Bridget
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This picture book tells the story of a variety of pairs of people who help others in their community。 With each successive page there is an additional pair of people doing a new good deed such as helping reunite a lost dog with its owner or helping to set up an election voting station。 More than just a nice book about kindness and generosity， it is also a skip counting book that relates the concept of pairs to counting by 2s and multiplying by 2s。 This is a super neat book that I could definitel This picture book tells the story of a variety of pairs of people who help others in their community。 With each successive page there is an additional pair of people doing a new good deed such as helping reunite a lost dog with its owner or helping to set up an election voting station。 More than just a nice book about kindness and generosity， it is also a skip counting book that relates the concept of pairs to counting by 2s and multiplying by 2s。 This is a super neat book that I could definitely see in my classroom library。 I would recommend this book to parents and teachers of children in the age 5-10 range。 Thanks to netGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book！ 。。。more
Ashley
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This book is a cute story of teamwork。 The story uses math to show the impact of a community working together。 The more people working together， the greater impact。 I liked the way it shows the math equation and the pictures are colorful and engaging。 The end of the book has questions for open discussion and an activity page。 Thank you NetGalley and $U@B Books & Media for the opportunity to read and review this book。
Peanut
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I loved “Pairs of People”！ I received this as an e-arc through NetGalley and was so excited to read it to my daughter。 I really enjoyed the educational aspects， teaching math concepts through pairs。 The diversity was wonderful！ It showed people from many different walks of life， including race， economic backgrounds， disability representation， and age。 The rhyming made the book easy to follow and my daughter loved looking at all the detail in the illustrations。 Highly recommend for anyone with el I loved “Pairs of People”！ I received this as an e-arc through NetGalley and was so excited to read it to my daughter。 I really enjoyed the educational aspects， teaching math concepts through pairs。 The diversity was wonderful！ It showed people from many different walks of life， including race， economic backgrounds， disability representation， and age。 The rhyming made the book easy to follow and my daughter loved looking at all the detail in the illustrations。 Highly recommend for anyone with elementary aged children！ 。。。more
Gabrielle Baker
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What a fun book to help learn multiplication skills！ I also particularly thought that the illustrations were unique and adorable！Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。
Anna
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Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book。 I like the great illustrations on each page。 Each number has a new theme to go with it。 I like that it helps a child learn multiplication and the themes are different and on some pages unusual。 I like how at the end， all the pairs of people are shown together。
Janalyn Prude
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I read this book twice 2856 and a seven year old in before the end of the second go around the five and seven-year-old glass the concept of multiplication。 The six year old kept telling me it was summer and he wanted to go outside lol！ This book was so easy and hear things that kids can relate to from shoveling snow to other outdoor activities。 This was such a great idea for a book and I am so glad it’s out there learning should’ve been this fun when I was a child。 I received this book from NetG I read this book twice 2856 and a seven year old in before the end of the second go around the five and seven-year-old glass the concept of multiplication。 The six year old kept telling me it was summer and he wanted to go outside lol！ This book was so easy and hear things that kids can relate to from shoveling snow to other outdoor activities。 This was such a great idea for a book and I am so glad it’s out there learning should’ve been this fun when I was a child。 I received this book from NetGalley and the Authors’s and I’m leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own。 。。。more
Silvia F。
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