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Overview
It's Kangaroo's birthday, but no one will play with him: not the emu, the platypuses, the koalas, or even the dingos. They all have too many things to do. What exactly are they doing? They're using multiplication to figure out just how many things they have to do to plan a big surprise for Kangaroo!
Best Children's Science Books 1997 (Science Books and Films)
A surprise birthday party planned for a kangaroo by his friends provides many opportunities for the reader to add and multiply various things.
Synopsis
It’s Kangaroo’s birthday, but no one will play with him: not the emu, the platypuses, the koalas, or even the dingos. They all have too many things to do. What exactly are they doing? They’re using multiplication to figure out just how many things they have to do to plan a big surprise for Kangaroo!
Best Children’s Science Books 1997 (Science Books and Films)
Children's Literature
Kangaroo wants to play. All of his friends, the emu, platypuses, koalas and dingoes are too busy. What he doesn't know is that they are busy getting ready for his birthday party. Each friend describes their many tasks, and these tasks are represented with numbers on "math pages" that accompany the story. Instructions for parents are included that provide a list of suggestions for activities. This is a Level 3 book in the "Math Start" series.