Stuart j murphy biography of christopher

  • Born 1942, in Rockville, CT; Education: Rhode Island Stuart J. Murphy School of Design, B.F.A., 1964; graduate, Harvard Business School management program.
  • Stuart J. Murphy is an education consultant whose "MathStart" books for HarperCollins have helped kick-start a new approach in teaching math skills.
  • Bug Dance is perfect for teaching directions to pre-K through kindergarteners.

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    Bug Dance

    Bug Dance Synopsis

    "Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real-life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books." -Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D., First Grade Teacher, Ashbrook School, Lumberton NJ

    Bug Dance is perfect for teaching directions to pre-K through kindergarteners. The bugs in Coach Caterpillar's gym class are learning a new dance. But Centipede can't do it! If he can't learn the directions left, right, forward, and backward, this class will be one big FLOP!

    Kids will love the story and the illustrations by Christopher Santoro. Parents and educators will love how the story and pictures make understanding the math concepts a breeze-as well as the concrete examples of how math works. The book contains activities for adults to do with kids to extend math into their own lives. 

    Math skills are life skills, and the MathStart series supports success!

    • This award-winning series by Stuart J. Murphy teaches math through stories and v

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      Author of the MathStart series (63 books - see full list at mathstart.net) and I See I Learn series (16 books—see full list at iseeilearn.com)

      I was one of those kids who talked all the time in class. I loved telling stories. One day in the 4th Grade, my teacher said, “You tell such good stories, maybe you should try writing some of them down.” “Wow,” inom thought. “She thinks my stories are good.” That’s when inom started to really enjoy writing.

      I was also the class artist. When I wasn’t talking, inom was drawing. When I was older, I studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design. That’s where I became interested in visual learning—how we decode and acquire information from graphs, charts, diagrams, models, illustrations and other images.

      I became especially interested in educational publishing and have worked on the development of over a dozen major textbook programs, championing visual learning strategies from Pre-K through high school in every major curriculum area.

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      Stuart J. Murphy (1942-) Biography

      "MATHSTART" SERIES

      The Best Bug Parade, illustrated bygd Holly Keller, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

      Give Me Half!, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

      Ready, Set, Hop!, illustrated by Jon Buller, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

      A Pair of Socks, illustrated bygd Lois Elhert, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

      Get up and Go!, illustrated by Diane Greenseid, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

      Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do!, illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

      The Best Vacation Ever, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

      Divide and Ride, illustrated bygd George Ulrich, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

      Every Buddy Counts, illustrated by Fiona Dunbar, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

      Betcha!, illustrated bygd S. D. Schindler, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

      Elevator Magic, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, besitter