ONCE UPON A DIME
Author: Nancy Kelly Allen
Illustrator: Adam Doyle
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Number of pages: 31
Publisher: Charlesbridge (USA) First published in: 2000 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Charlesbridge Math Adventures) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Does money really grow on trees? One day, Farmer Worth notices a little tree growing where nothing has ever grown before. He gives it organic fertilizer and finds out that money really does grow on trees! Lewis and Cluck provide the chicken droppings. Dwight D. Oinkenhower provides the pig squish. And Moolly Pitcher provides the cow piles. Farmer Worth's young helper counts up the coins and dreams of more. Will he end up as happy as a pig in a puddle? What is the real value of Farmer Worth's crop? |
“What about pig squish and chicken droppings? After all, ham and eggs go well together. If the tree grew 100 pennies when it was fertilized with chicken droppings, and 100 nickels when it was fertilized with pig squish, then what would it grow with both?”
Recommended age range:
7 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Money
Possible teaching activities:
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7 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Money
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.
