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KENLEY'S LINE PLOT GRAPH
​Author: Kathleen L. Stone
​Illustrator: Kathleen L. Stone

Number of pages: 18
Publisher: Amazon's CreateSpace Independent Publishing (USA)​
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 (Kathleen L. Stone's Mathematics Books)

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
“There’s someone I’d like you to meet down at the Elma Zoo. She’s a great mathematician named Kenley the Kangaroo.” Along with Kenley, children will create a line plot graph of all the friendly feet they see at the zoo. Through the interactive text and engaging illustrations, children will be given opportunities to organize and interpret data on Kenley’s (and their) line plots. Activities and topics are included at the end of the book to provide additional enrichment opportunities. You will definitely want to add this book to your library. It is an excellent way to integrate literacy into your math curriculum as you introduce, review, and/or reteach this important math skill.​

“Kenley and her friends, A monkey and two giraffes, Spend their days counting, And making line plot graphs.”

Recommended age range: 
6 years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
Data Handling

​​Possible teaching activities:
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