A REMAINDER OF ONE
Author: Elinor J. Pinczes
Illustrator: Bonnie Mackain
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) First published in: 2002 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Elinor J. Pinczes's Math Books) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
When the queen of the bugs demands that her army march in even lines, Private Joe divides the marchers into more and more lines so that he will not be left out of the parade. |
“The troop had divided by four for the show. The lines all looked even, till they spotted Joe. Her Highness pointed. "We're angry to find a tag-along bug at the end of one line."”
Recommended age range:
6 years old +
Relevant topics:
Division
Possible teaching activities:
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6 years old +
Relevant topics:
Division
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.
