Margaret Becker

Levels in the Library Margaret Becker

In the third book of The Pattern Pals series, Clara the Chameleon and her best friend, Zoe the Parrot, go to the library. Clara shows Zoe all the different things they can do in the library, but Zoe is having a hard time being quiet! Through a series of bumps and tumbles with books and blocks, Clara and Zoe explore the shelves and build growing patterns. This book connects to children through the experience of going to a library for the first time. Not only is it a funny story about making mistakes and being yourself, but the book has been designed to help young children learn about growing patterns. It shows that similar increases or decreases across sets of images or objects can be patterns, building off lessons taught in Birthday Beeps and Boops and Sleepover Similarities. Levels in the Library also has questions built into each page to help adults expand on the conversation and introduce early math concepts to children.