TEN TIMES BETTER
Author: Richard Michelson
Illustrator: Leonard Baskin
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Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing (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? No Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
In a counting book like no other, a variety of animals duel for the honor of the number they represent. Backed up by interesting natural history information, the poems are clever, sometimes even preposterous. Bold watercolors convey the animals' conviction that their number is undoubtedly the best! Children will laugh their way along the road to numerical literacy. |
“Big nose? Big deal. I'm TEN times wetter. TEN tentacles are TEN TIMES BETTER for cleaning and counting. It's much more fun to times by ten, than add by one.”
Recommended age range:
6 years old +
Relevant topics:
Multiplication
Possible teaching activities:
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6 years old +
Relevant topics:
Multiplication
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.
