This exuberant picture book demonstrates key math concepts to children as ten math-loving chicks make a new friend. As the Arithmechicks slide down the slide, swing on the swings, and play hide-and-seek, they don't realize that a lonely mouse is copying them, longing to join in. However, when their basketball becomes stuck, the chicks discover that a two-inch-tall new friend is exactly what they need. In this heartwarming story, there are many ways to add up ten cheerful chicks--but a new friend is what makes them cheer. The book includes a helpful glossary that defines the eight arithmetic strategies the chicks use throughout the story, providing a playful introduction to essential math for young children and their caregivers.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2019 by Highlights Press .

Ann Marie Stephens is the author of Scuba Dog and has published original teaching ideas in the magazines The Mailbox and Scholastic Teacher and in the book Kwame Alexander's Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop . As an elementary school teacher, she's loved sharing the thrill of writing with her students for more than 20 years. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia. Visit her blog at http://2happyteachers. blogspot. com