ANNO'S THREE LITTLE PIGS
Author: Mitsumasa Anno and Tuyosi Mori
Illustrator: Mitsumasa Anno and Tuyosi Mori
Number of pages: 41
Publisher: The Bodley Head (UK) First published in: 1985 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Anno) Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
A wolf's attempt to figure out in which of five houses he is most likely to find one of three little pigs introduces such mathematical concepts as combinatorial analysis, permutations, and probabilities. |
“125 different ways in which the three little pigs could be sleeping in the five cottages! Socrates draws them all, forgetting that Xanthippe, his wife, is hungry.”
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10 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Combinations & Permutations
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Recommended age range:
10 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Combinations & Permutations
Possible learning activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.