Hop on Pop

1. For this blog I decided to read Hop on Pop, one of Dr. Seuss' most well known children's books. Like most of his work, this book involves a combination of a lot of rhyming and the clever humorous Dr. Seuss situations that most of us grew up with. There's no main focus in the book, just colorful pictures and rhymes to help young children learn how to read. This book doesn't have any major story, like Seuss' other  well known children's books like The Lorax or The Cat in the Hat, since Hop on Pop meant to help children read and rhyme rather than tell a coherent story. Which means the story have no definite beginning, middle or end.

2. While this book does an amazing job in helping young children read, it also helps children learn about logic and deductive reasoning at a very young age. This book uses the common format of deductive reasoning, which is if A is B and x is A, then x is B. A good example of deductive reasoning in the story is near the end where the story talks about the brothers and how they can read little word such as if and it. The brothers can read, people can read if and it, the brothers can read if and it. Being able to read acts a A, the brothers act as B, and reading if and it is x. The major premise is the brothers can read, the minor premise is if you can read then you can read if and it the conclusion would be the brother can read if and it. That is just one of many examples of deductive reasoning in the book. The book is completely full of great examples of deductive reasoning and helps children learn the concept of deductive reasoning, without even knowing what the term deductive reasoning is.

3. Literature is a great way to teach any concept, especially mathematical concepts. It helps children learn about how certain concepts work, like deductive reasoning,without going into the complexity of it. This gives young children the general idea without confusing them too much. These types of books use fun examples of these concepts for children to make learning more enjoyable and gives them an incentive to discover said concepts. Especially if the children aren't as interested in mathematics in logic and prefer reading and storytelling instead.