{"id":273,"date":"2024-02-18T17:17:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T17:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/?p=273"},"modified":"2025-02-02T17:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:25:01","slug":"nadvia-davis-grant-practices-math-with-manners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/2024\/02\/18\/nadvia-davis-grant-practices-math-with-manners\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadvia Davis\u2019: Grant Practices Math With Manners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANT PRACTICES MATH WITH MANNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Nadvia Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There can never be enough children\u2019s books featuring African American characters, especially in today\u2019s climate. They can be fun, they can teach life lessons\/skills, they can do both. For Black boys, it is crucial that they see themselves in books, which will in turn improve their reading skills. That being said, I am happy to bring to you Nadvia Davis\u2019 Grant Practices Math With Manners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our story opens with Grant and his mother shopping at the grocery store. With money from his piggy bank, Grant buys his favorite cereal. After giving his mother the receipt, she notices that an error was made in the amount of change he received and does the math with Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She encourages Grant to go back to the cashier and explain, and to do so with good manners. At first Grant is nervous about it, but Mom tells him she\u2019ll support him if he is struggling. He repeats a mantra, \u201cManners in mind, always be kind.\u201d Thus, Grant is able to explain the matter to the cashier using his manners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wonderfully illustrated by George Franco, Davis\u2019 work has several life lessons along with the practical skills of math. In spite of the negative examples fed to us by certain media, good manners carry a person much farther in life, as does a positive attitude, and it is never too early to teach them. Also, though he was nervous, Grant grasped the courage to speak up, knowing that his mother had his back. Inspired by her nephew, Davis\u2019 book is another jewel that belongs in our personal libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grant Practices Math With Manners is available through Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble, the Minnesota Black Authors Expo website (mnblackauthorsexpo.com), and Strive Bookstore in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Nadvia, for giving us great examples of teachable moments with our children!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRANT PRACTICES MATH WITH MANNERS By Nadvia Davis There can never be enough children\u2019s books featuring African American characters, especially in today\u2019s climate. They can be fun, they can teach life lessons\/skills, they can do both. 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