Isobel Adds It Up

Math-loving kids, especially those who are often bothered by loud noises, will be happy there aren’t any elephants around.

Isobel is a problem solver . . . addition, subtraction, multiplication, division! But trying to figure out who is causing all the noise next door is one problem she can’t quite work out. Is it a marching band? A basketball team in the middle of a practice? Could it be a family of elephants?

Isobel doesn’t know what to do about all the noise, but the solution just might come from the most unlikely place!

Kristy Everington was born in Perth, Australia, and lived in London before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and quite a lot of cats. She enjoys exploring the California coastline and visiting as many lighthouses as she can. Kristy recently graduated from Vermont College of Fine Arts with her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She measures writing productivity by the number of cups of tea she drinks.

AG FORD is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards. He grew up in Dallas, Texas. Ford attended the Columbus College of Art and Design, majoring in illustration. He has illustrated picture books by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Robinson, Ilyasah Shabazz, Martin Luther King III, Nick Cannon, Jonah Winter, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many others. Mr. Ford has over 30 published books for children, including picture books, chapter books such as the Magic Tree House series, and YA covers.
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