The Lion's Share - Hardcover

McElligott, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802797687 ISBN 13: 9780802797681

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2008

Synopsis

When Ant receives a special invitation to dine with Lion, she is ready to be on her best behavior. During dessert, the other guests do not mind their manners, each one taking half of the remaining cake as it is passed around. By the time it reaches Ant, barely a crumb is left for her to share with the King! She promises to make up for it by baking another cake for the King, and not to be outdone, all the other animals in turn offer to make twice as many cakes as the next. By the time the hippo speaks up, he's to bake 256 peanut butter cakes! With McElligott's signature humor and gorgeous mixed-media art, the math concepts of halving and doubling have never been so much fun.

About this title

About the Author:

MATTHEW McELLIGOTT is the author of several books for children, including The Lion's Share, Absolutely Not, and Backbeard and the Birthday Suit. He teaches at Sage College and also visits elementary schools around the country. He lives in New York.
www.mattmcelligott.com

From School Library Journal:

Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 3—The king of the jungle has a small party every year for his closest friends, even though they are greedy and ill-mannered. The lion graciously passes cake to the elephant, telling him to help himself. The elephant takes half. Each animal in turn takes half of what is passed, leaving only a crumb for the ant to share with the king. Instead, the ant says that he will bake the king a fresh cake in the morning. Each animal then ups the ante by doubling the previous offer, culminating with the elephant committing himself to baking 256. This mouthwatering tale of division and multiplication will delight young readers as they imagine a palace full of cakes. The captivating ink and watercolor illustrations, enhanced with digital techniques, continually reinforce the mathematical theme with humor and detail. Many layouts effectively present a graphic display of the simple fraction concepts. The results are terrific. Because young readers will relish the absurdity of the story, it will hold up to repeated readings to reinforce math instruction.—Mary Hazelton, Elementary Schools in Warren & Waldoboro, ME
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0802797687
• ISBN 13: 9780802797681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: McElligott Matthew