COCKATOOS
Author: Quentin Blake
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Penguin Random House's Red Fox (UK) First published in: 1994 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? No Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
The eccentric and absent-minded Professor Dupont is the proud but worried owner of ten cockatoos. The birds play tricks on the Professor and hide from him. He can't see them anywhere ... but maybe you can. |
“Next morning Professor Dupont came into the conservatory and threw wide his arms. There was not a cockatoo in sight. Where could all the cockatoos have got to?”
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Relevant mathematics topics:
Addition & Subtraction; Counting forwards to and backwards from 10/20
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Recommended age range:
4 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Addition & Subtraction; 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.
