
Written & illustrated by Bruce Goldstone
Can you guess the jelly beans without counting?
Dive into a world where jelly beans become your training ground for estimation. This engaging book transforms guessing into a skillful game, teaching you to see beyond numbers. Can you estimate without counting? Discover the secrets to making accurate guesses and apply them to more than just candy. Perfect for curious minds ready to challenge their perception and sharpen their estimation skills. Are you ready to see how close you can get?
How many jelly beans are on this book’s cover? Don’t count–estimate! If someone handed you a big bowl of jelly beans, how would you figure out how many there are? You could count them, one by one–or you could estimate. Do you see more than five jelly beans? Less than a million? This unique book will show you how to train your eyes and your mind to make really great estimations–by making estimating into a game. Jelly beans are just the beginning! This title has Common Core connections. Great Estimations is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children’s Book of the Year.
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