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MR. BASE TEN INVENTS MATHEMATICS
​Author: Bethanie H. Tucker 
​Illustrator: Bethanie H. Tucker

Number of pages: 202
Publisher: aha! Process Inc. (USA)
First published in: 2002
Format: Chapterbook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
This intriguing story provides mental models that teach mathematical concepts at the foundational level. A glove maker who starts by sewing finger covers leads to his invention of place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and regrouping. He marries Decimal Point, and their children are Fractions.​

“The children counted the finger covers hanging on the ONES column: "One, two," they all said together. The children wrote the numeral 2 on the sidewalk to show that there were two finger covers hanging on the ONES column.”

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​Recommended age range: 
7 years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
Place Value​​

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