Mice Mischief: Math Facts in Action - Hardcover

Stills, Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823429474 ISBN 13: 9780823429479

Publisher: Holiday House, 2014

Synopsis

Ten topsy-turvy mice teach simple addition in this charming math picture book. Each spread features an equation showing one way to add up to ten, while the acrobatic mice split into two groups representing the numbers in the sum. 9 mice tidy. 1 mouse somersaults. 9 + 1 = 10. Some mice mop and scrub, while others spin and clown around. 8 mice cook. 2 mice juggle. 8 + 2 = 10. Look out as they swing and tumble! 7 mice wash. 3 mice spin. 7 + 3 = 10. All the mice are busy as they act out different ways to make the same sum.

About this title

About the Author

Caroline Stills loves to write books for children. She lives in a historic cottage in Australia, surrounded by trees and gardens, much like the one in The House of 12 Bunnies, which she cowrote with her ten-year-old daughter, Sarcia. Her website is www.carolinestills.com.

Judith Rossell is a full-time author and illustrator of children's books. She has written two novels and has illustrated fiction and greeting cards, as well as maze, adventure, and puzzle books that have been published all over the world. She lives in Australia.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—Math facts truly are in action in this picture book of mice and mathematics. This cheerful title features 10 mice who begin their day by somersaulting out of bed and then proceed to cook, juggle, wash, clown, scrub, and build. The word choice throughout is descriptive and memorable. Each page features various combinations of the mice cavorting and playing, along with a sentence to explain the math fact. (For example, "3 mice mop. 7 mice totter. 3+7=10.") Bright and colorful pencil, liquid acrylic, and collage illustrations adorn each spread of sparse text. Young readers will be enchanted by these playful mice and will thoroughly enjoy this fun book that helps with understanding addition. A worthwhile purchase for most libraries that serve children.—Nancy Jo Lambert, Ruth Borchardt Elementary, Plano, TX

First published in Australia, this brightly illustrated picture book is a winning combination of basic mathematics and high spirits. On a series of lively double-page spreads, 10 pert little mice cavort through their household chores, which they perform with varying degrees of dexterity and acrobatic skill. After awakening in their triple-decker bunk bed, 9 mice tidy the bed, while 1 mouse somersaults out of it: “9+1=10.” Then 8 mice cook pancakes, while 2 mice juggle fruit: “8+2=10.” The trend continues, with a decreasing number of mice actually working and an increasing number goofing off, but they always add up to 10. The text works well, setting up the book’s structure, while the high-spirited pencil, liquid acrylic, and collage illustrations give it a joyful look and offer plenty of amusing details for kids to discover on their own. A playful introduction to counting, sorting, and sets. Preschool-Grade 1. --Carolyn Phelan

Edition details

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823429474
• ISBN 13: 9780823429479
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Rossell Judith
• Number of pages: 24