DAVE'S DOWN-TO-EARTH ROCK SHOP
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: Cat Bowman Smith
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Number of pages: 31
Publisher: HarperCollins (USA) First published in: 2000 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (MathStart) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Josh is the best collector on the block. And now he has something new to collect - rocks! Soon Josh and his best friend, Amy, have so many rocks they need to organize their collection. But how? |
“"We could group our rocks by size," Amy said. "Or maybe by color or type." "There are lots of different ways to group rocks," said Dave. "One way is to group them by how hard they are." "Aren't all rocks hard? Josh asked. "Some rocks are harder than others!"”
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5 years old +
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Sorting & Classifying
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5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Sorting & Classifying
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.
