"We are going to read a book from one of our favorite authors today. Remember when we read " Ben Franklinstein Lives!"? This is "Even Monsters Need Haircuts' and this book is also by Matthew McElligott. Since we have already read a book by this author what kind of book do you think this one wi...
A great picture book and a great math lesson all in one. The lion is having a dinner party and invited all of his greedy friends. When it comes time to cut the cake, the behavior of the other animals sharing the cake takes you through a well thought out mini lesson of division. This book gives gr...
The Lion’s Share – A Tale of Halving Cake and Eating It, Too by Matthew McElligott - quite the cute foltale/introduction to fractions. For some reason for me… it felt like an awkward ending. Perhaps I just didn’t want it to end. I loved the concept and am looking forward to passing this to teache...
By: Matthew McElligottIllustrations By: same as aboveGrade Levels: K-2DRA, Lexile Measure, GLE: n/aReviewed By: Aaron CarterThis comical book is about a child who mixes unusual ingredients together to make foods/drinks that, besides himself, no earthling will eat. His food stand gets no visitors ...
Let’s go through this one more time,” Scott said. “You’re telling me that Mr. Benjamin isn’t really Frank Benjamin—he’s Benjamin Franklin? The Benjamin Franklin?” “Yes,” Victor explained. “And he was kept alive inside this Leyden casket for over two hundred years.” “My crowning achievement!” decl...