HAVE YOU SEEN MY MONSTER?
Author: Steve Light
Illustrator: Steve Light
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Number of pages: 31
Publisher: Walkers Press (UK) First published in: 2015 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Have you seen my ...?) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
A little girl gallivants through a county fair, searching for her furry friend. Readers will surely spot the friendly monster as well as twenty shapes, identified here by their proper names—trapezoids, ellipses, kites, and more—hidden among iconic fair attractions from the fun house to the Ferris wheel. Maybe the monster is judging the pies? Or perhaps he’s at the monster-truck rally? Youngsters will be so mesmerized by Steve Light’s masterful pen-and-ink illustrations, decorated with vivid splashes of color, they won’t even realize they’ve learned how to spot a nonagon while looking for a monster. |
“Have you seen my monster? No? Maybe he's already at the fair. He loves the carousel. Did he go to judge the pies?”
Recommended age range:
5+ years old
Relevant topics:
2D Shapes
Possible teaching activities:
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5+ years old
Relevant topics:
2D Shapes
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.
