Title: Zero Is Not NothingAuthors: Mindel and Harry Sitomer
Illustrator: Richard Cuffari
Recommended Grade Level: 3-5
NCTM Content Standards: Number and Operations, Measurement
Summary:
This book discusses the importance of zero in the decimal system and its many uses. Zero is at once nothing and everything in our material world. For instance, zero can be the starting point of an event (a race or a rocket blast off) or measurement (rulers and scales). Zero can be the separation point between freezing and melting of water, or the “break-even” point to signify neither profit, nor deficit. Zero can also be used as a placeholder in place value systems.
This book discusses the importance of zero in the decimal system and its many uses. Zero is at once nothing and everything in our material world. For instance, zero can be the starting point of an event (a race or a rocket blast off) or measurement (rulers and scales). Zero can be the separation point between freezing and melting of water, or the “break-even” point to signify neither profit, nor deficit. Zero can also be used as a placeholder in place value systems.
Uses For This Book:
I would introduce this book for mid-to-late elementary kids who have trouble thinking of zero in more abstract terms. This book can be used as a launch pad for interdisciplinary activities, such as measuring frozen water with a thermometer or measuring one’s weight with a weight scale.
I would introduce this book for mid-to-late elementary kids who have trouble thinking of zero in more abstract terms. This book can be used as a launch pad for interdisciplinary activities, such as measuring frozen water with a thermometer or measuring one’s weight with a weight scale.
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