AUTHOR: Stuart
J. Murphy
ILLUSTRATOR:
Kevin O’Malley
PUBLISHER:
Harper Collins PUBLICATION DATE: 1996
GENRE:
Concept READING
LEVEL: Grades 1-2
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
This book is about a kangaroo who is asking his friends to play with him, but
each time he asks, they give him a list of things that they have to do. He uses
the list that they give him and does multiplication with it. For example:
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the students role play the different scenarios in the book in
groups. Have each student do a multiplication problem when they get to that
part of the story.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tori Meyers, Valdosta State University
