EQUAL SHMEQUAL
Author: Virginia Kroll
Illustrator: Philomena O'Neill
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (USA) First published in: 2005 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Charlesbridge's Math Adventure) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
What does it mean to be equal? Mouse and her friends want to play tug-of-war but they can't figure out how to make teams that are equal. Nothing works until Mouse starts thinking mathematically. Wonderful illustrations capture Mouse and her animal friends from whiskers to tails. |
“"No fair!" complained Rabbit. "They're all big, and we're all small, so it isn't equal at all." [...] "I thought that instead of equal numbers," she explained, "our team could have equal weights. We could use the seesaw to figure it out."”
Recommended age range:
8 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Mass, Volume & Capacity; Measurement Comparison
Possible teaching activities:
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8 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Mass, Volume & Capacity; Measurement Comparison
Possible teaching 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.-)
