NO FAIR!
Author: Caren Holtzman
Illustrator: Joan Holub
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Scholastic (USA) First published in: 1997 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Hello Math Reader Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
When Kristy and David cannot agree on which game to play, David brings out a bag of marbles and says they can play Kristy's game if she chooses a blue marble, but Kristy objects when she learns that only one marble was blue. |
“There is one chance for a six. And there are five chances for not a six. No fair!”
Recommended age range:
9 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Probability
Possible teaching activities:
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9 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Probability
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.
