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Book Details:
Title: Mira's Baking Adventures: The Unicorn Cake
Author: Liana Grey
Genre: Children's math fiction, Children's book
Publisher: Kitchen Chemistry
Print Length: 40 pages
Reading Age: 6 to 8 yrs
Source: A review copy from the author
Blurb:
Will Mira's homemade birthday cake be delicious, or a math disaster? In this early reader chapter book that explores STEM through baking, seven-year-old Mira wants to surprise Grandma Rose with a homemade cake shaped like a unicorn (because who doesn't love unicorns?)
There's just one problem. Mira has never used a recipe before, and it's full of baking mysteries: What does 1/2 mean? How do you measure flour? How do you turn a rectangular sheet cake into a unicorn? And how much allowance money will be left after buying special ingredients?
As Mira solves one puzzle after another, she discovers that baking is really just math in disguise.
A warm, funny book for kids who love:
- Cooking and baking
- Problem-solving
- Real-life STEM
- Ivy + Bean and The Questioneers series
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My Review:
This book is about Mira, who wants to surprise her grandmother with a self-baked cake for the first time. This book is a chapter book for early readers (6 to 8-year-olds) introducing STEM concepts.
It is not only a cute little story of Mira and her relationship with her family, but it is also educational.
What I Loved
I loved the characters first! Mira's dad, who tries to help her by operating the oven and keeping the surprise a secret; and Mira's sister, who helps her understand the measurements needed for baking.
I liked the way the elements related to measurements and fractions are included in the story. So, the book is educational and a good read.
An interesting read for curious kids who love math and baking. It's an introduction to the concept of fractions. Parents will enjoy reading this book to their kids.
My Rating: 5/5
PS: I received a review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
About the Author:
Liana Grey is an author, baker, certified teacher, and the founder of Oak Leaf Cooperative Schools, a network of outdoor preschools.
Before becoming an educator, Liana trained at pastry school and made desserts at a New York City restaurant. She's been combining her love of baking and teaching ever since, directing and writing grants for nonprofit educational programs, including STEM enrichment, and believes that the "real world" - whether the kitchen or the forest - is the best classroom. Mira's Baking Adventures and Isha Evans, Eco Detective are her first children's book series.
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