THE MOUSIER, THE MERRIER!
Author: Eleanor May
Illustrator: Deborah Melmon
Number of pages: 27
Publisher: Kane Press (USA) First published in: 2012 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Mouse Math) Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
Albert has the rainy-day blues. But Moms suggestion that he and Wanda invite some friends over starts to snowball when Albert invites one mouse after another! How will they ever fitand what will Mom say? |
“"There were going to be five of us," Wanda said. "Rachel makes six. Ronald makes seven." "Yes!" Albert said. "Isn't that great?"”
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Counting forwards to and backwards from 10/20
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Recommended age range:
4 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Counting forwards to and backwards from 10/20
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.