I was hoping for actual song lyrics/jams to help my students learn multiplication facts. These are not it. Will not buy or recommend.

I like the idea of this but it didn't really work for me. The rhymes don't match the numbers in them so there's no way of knowing if it's "3 groups of 3 monkeys swing on a vine, 3 times 3 equals 9" or "4 groups of 3 monkeys swing on a vine, 4 times 3 equals 9" which is obviously wrong. You need to know the maths to get the rhyme right and if you know the maths, the rhyme isn't needed. Have a look at Times Fables to see what I mean. Each number has a character based on the shape or name of the number so the rhymes can only really relate to the specific numbers in a particular sum.

As someone working in a school, I also object to "want to be a math hero? When multiplying by 10, just stick on a o" as we spend so much time unpicking this when the maths becomes more difficult as children get older and this no longer applies (0.3 x 10 = "add a zero" 0.30.)

I did like how the commutative nature of multiplication was referred to. Children can be overwhelmed by having to learn twelve facts for each times table so it makes a big difference to know that 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3, especially as the numbers get larger.

The Multiplication Rap is a book of rhymes designed to assist children in mastering their multiplication facts. The short picture book recites a number (pun intended) of tricks for learning to multiply. At 67 years of age, I learned a new trick! The rhymes were sometimes a little forced, and the rhythm occasionally felt bumpy. The ideas were cute, though, and the illustrations were a nice addition. Hope Dalvay has concocted a book that will surely amuse children and excite them about learning math facts. That is an impressive success!
Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus Publishing for the ARC of this book.

Excellent concept and my daughter has looked through it a couple of times and repeated . Would love if there was a link to the actual rap as I know it would be an earworm!!

A little frustrating though that the full tables are not included. Thankfully an older brother stepped in to add to / test her on the missing tables.

Would be a five star if complete but a frustrating four .

Hope Dalvay's Multiplication Rap is the perfect book to add to any classroom library to teach students how to multiply. The rhymes are silly and fun and the illustrations, from giants to queens and everyone in between, are gorgeous. I especially love how the concept behind each number being multiplied is explained in a way that is unique, engaging, and easy to remember and understand.

Multiplication Rap by Hope Dalvay as a concept is great - Educators know that children are more often to remember tricky learning if they learn a mnemonic or song - however - The Multiplication Rap only covers half of the time timetables - there is an emphasis that you all ready know the majority of the tables - ie - the book only features 6 x8 etc rather than starting with 1 x 6 etc.
A good concept but would be handy if it covered all of the timestables and had a link to the rap online.