Albert Adds Up!

by Eleanor May, Deborah Melmon (Illustrator)

Overview

Each read-aloud book in the Mouse Math series focuses on a single, basic math concept and features adorable mice, Albert and Wanda, who live in a People House. Entertaining fiction stories capture kids’ imaginations as the mice learn about numbers, shapes, sizes and more. Over 3 million copies sold worldwide!

Wanda has brought home an awesome new book from the library—and Albert would trade anything for it! But will adding toy after toy get him any closer to the book?  Every Mouse Math title includes back matter activities that support and extend reading comprehension and math skills, plus free online activities. (Math concept: Simple Addition/Subtraction)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575657592
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Mouse Math Series
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	867,934
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Eleanor May is the author of many books for Kane Press, including a number of titles in the Mouse Math and Math Matters series. She also writes under the pen names Nan Walker and Lewis B. Montgomery. She lives with her family in eastern Pennsylvania. Deborah Melmon has been a freelance illustrator in the San Francisco Bay area for over 30 years. Among her many picture books are Picnic at Camp Shalom, Speak Up, Tommy, One Good Deed, and Chicken Soup, Chicken, Soup. Deborah lives with a comical Airedale Terrier named Mack.

Editorial Reviews

2014-07-29
When Wanda brings home the second of Captain Slime's adventures from the library, Albert will offer her almost anything to get his paws on it. Before Wanda even has her coat off, Albert is offering to let her play with "one of [his] favorite toys," and he runs off to get it. Not letting her finish any of her sentences (which means he always gets the impression that she is saying no), he continually adds items to the ever growing pile: 1+1=2. The offerings grow increasingly wilder and more outlandish, from Albert's pet worms to the giant birthday gumball (that's not so much a ball anymore: "[Y]ou can chew it as much as you like before you give it back"). But Wanda is not impressed with any of them and doesn't want to trade Captain Slime, so Albert slowly subtracts each item. Wanda finally gets a word in edgewise and admits she checked the book out for him all along. Melmon's bright illustrations capture Albert's enthusiasm as well as Wanda's exasperation, and though the two are mice, their mouse hole will seem cozily familiar to readers. A publisher's letter to parents and educators explains how Albert and Wanda can be an important part of math education for children, while the backmatter provides ways for adults and children to interact mathematically. A Mousy Mess, by Laura Driscoll but also illustrated by Melmon, publishes simultaneously. A solid Mouse Math entry that will help youngsters just beginning to add and subtract by ones and twos. (Math picture book. 4-7)

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