It's Probably Penny
By Loreen Leedy; Loreen Leedy (Illustrator)
(Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Hardcover, 9780805073898, 32pp.)
Publication Date: April 17, 2007
Categories: Animals - Dogs, Mathematics - General
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A delightful companion to Measuring Penny
Lisa’s class is learning about probability. For part of her homework, she has to think of an event that will happen, one that might happen, and one that can’t happen. Who is that Boston terrier that keeps popping into Lisa’s imagination? It’s probably Penny!
Loreen Leedy is widely praised for her ability to make concepts fun and accessible to children, and she has done it again in this great introduction to probability. It's Probably Penny is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Loreen Leedy is the author/illustrator of many children’s books, including Mapping Penny's World and the best-selling Measuring Penny. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she majored in art in college but wasn’t sure what kind of artist she wanted to be. She started out making jewelry in the shape of pigs, cats, dragons, and other animals, and then one day she started making book characters out of her animals. She is skilled at making concepts fun and accessible to children, and often speaks at conferences and in schools throughout the United States. She lives with her husband in central Florida.
"Leedy scores again with this engaging mathematical tale."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Librarians will most certainly want this follow-up to Measuring Penny and Mapping Penny's World, which are probably in circulation at this very moment."
--School Library Journal
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