GAVIN THE GATOR
Author: Kathleen L. Stone
Illustrator: Kathleen L. Stone
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Number of pages: 18
Publisher: Amazon's CreateSpace Independent Publishing (USA) First published in: 2016 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Kathleen L. Stone's Mathematics Books) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Spend the day with Gavin the Gator as he travels through his swamp looking for tasty numbers to eat. Children will enjoy learning about greater than and less than equations as they help decide which number Gavin will eat. Interaction is encouraged throughout the story. Enrichment activities are included at the end of the book. The charming illustrations, along with the rhythm and rhyme of the text, will draw children into the story as they learn this important math skill. |
“Swimming through the swamp, He's a skilled navigator. And only makes a meal Of the numbers that are greater.”
Official review by MathsThroughStories.org:
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Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Comparing and ordering numbers
Possible teaching activities:
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Coming soon!
Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Comparing and ordering numbers
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.
