WHO EATS FIRST?
Author: Ae-hae Yoon
Illustrator: Hae-won Yang
Number of pages: 34
Publisher: TanTan Publishing (USA) First published in: Unknown Translated into English in: 2015 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (TanTan Math Story) Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
A BIG round peach has fallen to the ground. Six animal friends are eager to gobble it up, But which one will be the first to take a bite? Each animal wants to eat first—but there’s a delicious surprise ahead for all! Elementary math concepts that relate to comparing, sorting, ordering, and measuring expand the lighthearted story about friendship - and competition. |
“Giraffe thought for a minute, then stretched his neck longer. "Ahem," he said, "it's best if the tallest animal eats first. I wonder who is tallest. We'll have to measure."”
Official review by MathsThroughStories.org:
Yoon Ah-Hae’s ‘Who Eats First?’ is part of the world’s largest mathematical story picture book series, called TanTan Math Story (70+ titles). Interestingly, there are two versions of the English translation done on this original South Korean version. The most recent version is by TanTan Publishing (USA) in 2015, and the previous version by Nutrend (South Africa) in 2012 under a different title (‘Who Gets to Eat the Peach?’). The story is about a giraffe, a rhino, a crocodile, a rabbit, a monkey and a caterpillar who all want to eat a big ripe peach. Five of these animals are determined that the animal with the tallest, longest or biggest something should be the one who gets to eat the peach: the giraffe suggests the tallest animal, the rhino suggests the heaviest one, the crocodile suggests the one with the biggest mouth, the rabbit suggests the one with the longest ears, the monkey suggests the one with the longest tail. No matter which criteria is used, when all the animals are ordered in line starting from the one with the tallest, longest or biggest something, the caterpillar is always ranked last. This all changes when the caterpillar suggests a different way of ordering that will ensure it gets to eat the peach. This story provides a meaningful and somewhat endearing context for children to learn about measurement comparison, specifically how to accurately compare different measurements, especially when the stake is so high for the characters. Page illustrations are charming and clearly illustrate the various comparisons. Like most titles in this series, the book comes with a few mathematical word problems relating to the story to be solved at the end of the story. All in all, ‘Who Eats First?’ is a useful story to introduce the concept of measurement comparison to children aged 5+ years old. (Disclaimer: We received a complimentary inspection copy of this book from the publisher/author)
Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Measurement comparison
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.
Yoon Ah-Hae’s ‘Who Eats First?’ is part of the world’s largest mathematical story picture book series, called TanTan Math Story (70+ titles). Interestingly, there are two versions of the English translation done on this original South Korean version. The most recent version is by TanTan Publishing (USA) in 2015, and the previous version by Nutrend (South Africa) in 2012 under a different title (‘Who Gets to Eat the Peach?’). The story is about a giraffe, a rhino, a crocodile, a rabbit, a monkey and a caterpillar who all want to eat a big ripe peach. Five of these animals are determined that the animal with the tallest, longest or biggest something should be the one who gets to eat the peach: the giraffe suggests the tallest animal, the rhino suggests the heaviest one, the crocodile suggests the one with the biggest mouth, the rabbit suggests the one with the longest ears, the monkey suggests the one with the longest tail. No matter which criteria is used, when all the animals are ordered in line starting from the one with the tallest, longest or biggest something, the caterpillar is always ranked last. This all changes when the caterpillar suggests a different way of ordering that will ensure it gets to eat the peach. This story provides a meaningful and somewhat endearing context for children to learn about measurement comparison, specifically how to accurately compare different measurements, especially when the stake is so high for the characters. Page illustrations are charming and clearly illustrate the various comparisons. Like most titles in this series, the book comes with a few mathematical word problems relating to the story to be solved at the end of the story. All in all, ‘Who Eats First?’ is a useful story to introduce the concept of measurement comparison to children aged 5+ years old. (Disclaimer: We received a complimentary inspection copy of this book from the publisher/author)
Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Measurement comparison
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.