HENRY THE FOURTH
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: Scott Nash
Number of pages: 28
Publisher: HarperCollins (USA) First published in: 1999 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (MathStart) Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
Welcome to neighborhood dog show! First Maxie speaks. Second Baxter begs. Third Daisy rolls over, but will Henry the fourth steal the show? Learning ordinals with this pack of playful pooches will have readers sitting up and begging for more. |
“Then Jeremy announced: "First, Maxie spoke loudly. Second, Baxter begged beautifully. Third, Daisy rolled over and over."”
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Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Ordinal numbers
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Coming soon!
Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Ordinal 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.