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  • Bracelets for Bina's Brothers (Storytelling Math)

Bracelets for Bina's Brothers
(Storytelling Math)

Author
Rajani Larocca
Illustrator
Chaaya Prabhat
Publication Date
April 20, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Bracelets for Bina's Brothers (Storytelling Math)
Description

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!

For the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, Bina is determined to make beaded bracelets for her brothers all by herself. She finds out which colors her brothers like and dislike and sets to work. Working with her every-other-one beading pattern causes Bina to discover something new about patterns--and her brothers.

Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Publication date
April 20, 2021
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781623541293
Lexile Measure
500
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Series
Storytelling Math
BISAC categories
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV017090 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Religious
JUV072000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mathematics
Library of Congress categories
Brothers and sisters
Picture books
India
Gifts
East Indian Americans
Holidays
Pattern perception
Bracelets
Beadwork

ALA/Booklist

Bina loves her three brothers, even though they can be annoying, and every year, their family celebrates Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu custom that affirms the bond between brothers and sisters. According to the tradition, sisters tie bracelets on their brothers’ wrists to protect them, and in return, brothers give their sisters gifts. This year, Bina decides she will make the bracelets herself, using beads of their favorite colors along with an “extra-special” bead to symbolize their unique interests. Here Bina’s task takes on a mathematical twist as she arranges the beads using an every-other-one pattern. Readers will enjoy being swept up into Bina’s conundrum, along with her constant companion, Tara the dog, as she tries different color combinations of beads. The vibrant colors and perky tone of this culturally specific yet universally appealing book make for a fun read-aloud with a bit of a math lesson sneaked in. Back matter explains Raksha Bandhan and suggests some fun activities.

Copyright 2021 Booklist, LLC Used with permission

Rajani Larocca
Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area with her wonderful family and impossibly cute dog. She earned a BA and an MD from Harvard and spends her time writing novels and picture books, practicing medicine, and baking too many sweet treats. She is the author of Midsummer's Mayhem, Much Ado About Baseball, The Secret Code Inside You, Seven Golden Rings, and Red, White, and Whole, which was a Newbery Honor winner. Find her online at RajaniLaRocca.com, and on Twitter and Instagram @rajanilarocca.

Chris Baron is the award-winning author of The Gray, All of Me, an NCTE Notable Book, and The Magical Imperfect, a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book, a SLJ Best Book of 2021. He is a professor of English at San Diego City College and the director of the Writing Center. He grew up in New York City, but he completed his MFA in poetry in 1998 at SDSU. He lives in San Diego, California, with his family. Find out more about him at chris-baron.com.
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