This book uses the cross-country race: The Great Divide (apparently is the tenth toughest race in the world) which is a grueling trek through parts of Canada, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Dodds uses the race to talk about math. You might be thinking, "what! that's whack!" But I assure you , THE BOOK IS RAD.
Dodds tells a story of the race and its racers... At the starting line there are eighty racers on bikes ready to win. The bikers travel through the treacherous terrain, and keep being divided in half due to unfortold circumstances; a canyon, popped tires, then over a river, galloping on horses, flying through the sky and even more obstacles after that...
This is an interesting book that could be used to spark a discussion about division with children. The rhymes are rhythmic and keep the flow of the story exciting and engaging. The illustrations, done in acrylic on modeling paste, take advantage of the primary colors and entice the reader to stop and look. When looking closely into the illustrations, one can see some really cool visual involvement opportunities at play. Each illustration corresponds with the STORYLINE and the NUMBERS on the page, it takes some counting and searching, but it's a really neat feature in this particular book, and can be fun for kids who like counting and math. The way the author and illustrator work together to do interesting things with the text is also something to take note of in this children's book.
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