Book Detail

Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives

Publication Information
Author:  Schaefer, Lola M. Illustrator:  Neal, Christopher Silas
Title:  Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives Date:  2013
Publisher:  Chronicle Books LLC City:  San Francisco
ISBN, paperback:  9781452107141 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    math| language arts - reading| science

Summary:
Simple facts about animals paired with counting. The end of the book has in-depth descriptions of featured animals and math challenges.

Teaching Ideas:
Use the information provided to devise or have students design math problems and then have other students solve them.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Matrices or Charts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
bullet Venn Diagrams
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Math > statistics
bullet Science > biology > zoology > wildlife
bullet Science > biology > zoology > animals
bullet Math > counting


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