TEN LITTLE PIRATES
Author: Mike Brownlow
Illustrator: Simon Rickerty
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Orchard Books (UK) 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 (Ten Little ...) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
A perfectly princessy picture book with a super-special shiny pink cover! Ten little princesses going to the ball, Trotting on their ponies, past the castle wall. Are they looking for ward to their very special day? Ten little princesses all shout, "Yay!" Ten little princesses set off on a journey to a magical fairy tale ball. But on the way to the ball there's a dark and spooky forest, and a wicked witch, and a big bad wolf, and a sneaky troll, and a hungry giant! Will any of the little princesses get to the ball on time? Meet all your favourite fairy tale characters in this magical princess adventure: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Snow White and more! With lots of things to spot and count on every page, this bouncy rhyming story from the creators of the award-winning, bestselling Ten Little Pirates is perfect for sharing again and again. |
“Five little princesses spot a hairy paw. "You're a beauty," growls the Beast. Now there are ... four. Four little princesses climb a beanstalk tree. "Fee-fie-foe!" a giant says. Now there are ... three.”
Recommended age range:
4 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Counting forwards to and backwards from 10/20
Possible teaching activities:
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4 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Counting forwards to and backwards from 10/20
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.
