PEZZETTINO
Author: Leo Lionni
Illustrator: Leo Lionni
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Number of pages: 30
Publisher: Dragonfly Books (USA) First published in: 1975 Format: Chapterbook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? No Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, IND, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
Pezzettino lives in a world in which everyone is big and does daring and wonderful things. But he is small, just a little piece, which is the meaning of pezzettino in Italian. I must be a piece of somebody. I must belong to someone else, he thinks. How Pezzettino learns that he belongs to no one but himself is the joyous and satisfying conclusion to this beautiful mosaic style picture book. |
“Pezzettino climbed up and down, up and down, until finally, exhausted, he tripped, tumbled down ...and broke into lots of little pieces! [...] All his friends were waiting for him. "I am myself!" he shouted full of joy.”
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Recommended age range:
5+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Comparing and ordering numbers, Fraction
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Coming soon!
Recommended age range:
5+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Comparing and ordering numbers, Fraction
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.
