WHERE'S HARLEY?
Author: Carol and Amanda Felton
Illustrator: Page Eastburn O'Rourke
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Kane Press (USA) First published in: 2003 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Math Matters) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Two children search their apartment building from the first floor to the tenth, but their pet rabbit stays one hop ahead of them. |
“Mandy calls their friends. Maria lives on the eighth floor. Gus lives on the fourth floor. "Meet us at our apartment. Harley escaped!" Mandy tells them. "Bring your walkie-talkies."”
Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Ordinal numbers
Possible teaching activities:
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5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Ordinal numbers
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.