{"id":968,"date":"2021-02-05T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=968"},"modified":"2021-02-04T17:22:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T01:22:14","slug":"brilliant-baby-does-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/brilliant-baby-does-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Brilliant Baby Does Math"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/psPiZ-4B5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growing with Science blog<\/a>, we&#8217;re highlighting the new board book <em>Brilliant Baby Does Math<\/em> by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Jean Claude, part of a new series.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/brilliant-baby-does-math\/brilliant-baby-does-math-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?fit=2250%2C2250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2250,2250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brilliant Baby Does Math Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?fit=525%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-969 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=525%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brilliant-Baby-Does-Math-Cover.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using a compelling rhyme, Laura Gehl introduces young children to math concepts and vocabulary found in everyday activities.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span id=\"reviewTextContainer3661257837\" class=\"readable\"><span id=\"freeText8666791986996481581\">Math is comparing what&#8217;s hotter or colder, longer or shorter&#8230;younger or older<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u00a0 illustrations are cute and contain much to explore. For example, ask young readers to find shapes in each scene. Some of the shapes are subtle, such as hidden in the pattern of a rug. Others are called out in the text.<\/p>\n<p>Overall,<em> Brilliant Baby Does Math<\/em> isn&#8217;t about <strong>how to<\/strong> <strong>do math<\/strong>, but instead is an age-appropriate introduction to <strong>what math does<\/strong>. Investigate a copy today!<\/p>\n<p>And pop over to Growing with Science for more information and related\u00a0 activity suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/stemfriday-tiny\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/stemfriday.tiny_.jpg?fit=216%2C104&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,104\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stemfriday.tiny\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/stemfriday.tiny_.jpg?fit=216%2C104&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/stemfriday.tiny_.jpg?resize=216%2C104&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"104\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growingwithscience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Growing with Science blog, we&#8217;re highlighting the new board book Brilliant Baby Does Math by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Jean Claude, part of a new series. &nbsp; Using a compelling rhyme, Laura Gehl introduces young children to math concepts and vocabulary found in everyday activities. Math is comparing what&#8217;s hotter or colder, longer &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/brilliant-baby-does-math\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Brilliant Baby Does Math&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[44,45],"class_list":["post-968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stem-friday-round-up","tag-brilliant-baby-does-math","tag-laura-gehl"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pamhGQ-fC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1182,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/odd-beasts-meet-natures-weirdest-animals\/","url_meta":{"origin":968,"position":0},"title":"Odd Beasts: Meet Nature&#8217;s Weirdest Animals","author":"@roberta3","date":"December 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"We don't usually think of board books when we hear the word STEM, but board books like Odd Beasts: Meet Nature's Weirdest Animals by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Gareth Lucas are going to change that. 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