COUNTING ON FRANK
​Author: Rod Clement
​Illustrator: Rod Clement

Number of pages: 30
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA)
First published in: 2006
Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
Frank loves to calculate things. He knows how many humpback whales would fit in his house. He knows how long it would take to fill his bathroom with water. But can Frank guess the number of jellybeans in the jar?

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Recommended age range: 
X years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
X

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