THE GREAT GRAPH CONTEST
Author: Loreen Leedy
Illustrator: Loreen Leedy
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Holiday House First published in: 2006 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Loreen Leedy's Math Books) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Two comical creatures go crazy with graphs in an imaginative look at organizing information. Young readers can learn about bar graphs, pie charts, Venn diagrams, and more. Details about how each graph was made are shown at the end plus instructions for students to make their own. |
“My graph shows that orange is the most common color for these butterflies.”
Recommended age range:
7+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Data Handling
Possible teaching activities:
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7+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Data Handling
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.
