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Adler, David A.

Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers

32 pp. | Holiday | January, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2403-0 $17.95

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Miller. "What does one million look like?": kids are directed to pour 1/4 cup of sugar to see "about one million granules." Adler also touches on population, economics, and philanthropy in terms his audience can understand. The concepts build on one another, and Miller's digital pictures illustrate the ideas in kid-friendly ways. The book looks younger than the Common Core-suggested fourth grade.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2013