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ANIMALS ON BOARD
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
​Illustrator: R. W. Alley

Number of pages: 31
Publisher: HarperCollins (USA)
First published in: 1998
Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (MathStart)

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
Wow! It's a caravan of trucks, each carrying an exotic load. There are three tigers on the first truck, followed by two more on the next truck. How many tigers in all? Then come trucks filled with different numbers of swans, frogs, horses and even pandas. How many are there of each animal? And where are they headed? And what's hidden under the tarp of driver Jill's extra-wide truck? Simple addition equations help children to understand basic arithmetical operations.

“One more truck is passing now. Seven prancing horses! Wow! Then another truck I see. This one holds another three. 7 + 3 = 10.”

Recommended age range: 
5 years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
Addition & Subtraction

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