The Case of the Shrunken Allowance

Hello Reader Level 4

by Joanne Rocklin, Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator), Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator)

Mike and his friends try to figure out why the money in his allowance jar appears to be shrinking

Genres: Mathematics

1 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

I was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the land of four distinct seasons. The winters are so long!

Wintry days and nights inspired me to read many, many books, the most important thing a writer can do. Of course other seasons inspired me, too! And as soon as I learned to hold a pencil I began writing poems, stories, and diaries.

I have always owned cats (or they have owned me, a cliché, but true!) Coincidentally, all our cats have been authors, and I’ve compiled their writing secrets in the essay “Why Cats Write.”

And I have always lived within walking distance of a library. (O.K. in California, within almost-walking, but driving distance!) I love to read and write, but I also love to talk--especially about writing.

Reviews

[Maleigha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only is this a well written book, but it also includes a section of lesson activities, and makes a nice addition to the classroom library. It can be used for grades 1st through 3rd when learning about money. You can use this story as a starting point for further activities involving coins, currency, estimation, and logical reasoning. You can also extend by looking for ways to reinforce basic arithmetic skills. The activities in the back will also give hints and guided questions for teaching.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so glad this book led me to many others written by the author.

[Keg Good · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mathematics within a story! Includes extra activities.

Reading level 4, grade level 2&3. And quite enjoyable for 67 yo.

[Cws]

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