ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS
Author: Dorothy Van Woerkom
Illustrator: Harry Horse
Number of pages: 16
Publisher: Walker Books (UK) First published in: 1978 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Maths Together) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Abu Ali buys nine donkeys at the fair. But when he stops on the ride home, he can only count eight. Then he counts again and there are nine ... Can his friend Musa solve the mystery? |
“"Now how many donkeys do I have?" Abu Abli counted EIGHT donkeys! He jumped down from his donkey. He looked behind rocks, over hilltops. No donkey. But when he turned around - NINE donkeys!”
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4 years old +
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One-to-one correspondence
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4 years old +
Relevant topics:
One-to-one correspondence
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.