THE BIG CARROT
Author: Alison Hawes
Illustrator: Stuart Trotter
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Number of pages: 11
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK) First published in: 2011 Format: Picturebook 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
This is a simple retelling of a Russian or Slavic traditional tale, called ‘The Enormous Turnip’. It is a cumulative type of story in which a growing number of people help an old man to pull up an enormous turnip. In this story, because of phonic restrictions, the turnip has been replaced by a big carrot. The moral of the story is that if you help others, you will be rewarded. |
“Can Tom get the big carrot? Tom and Ifra tug the big carrot. Tom, Ifra and Nick tug.”
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3 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Number Sequences
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Recommended age range:
3 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Number Sequences
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.
