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 great visuals for a very difficult concept most students struggle understanding. As a little bonus The Lion's Share also teaches the importance of manners; it covers many great topics! Age: Kindergarten-3rd gradeThe King lion invites ant to his annual start of the spring dinner where ant meets several other rather rude animals. After dinner, the lion brings a large cake to be shared amongst the guests. Elephant has first dibs and thinks to himself, "I could eat this in one bite but that might seem greedy." So he cuts the cake in half and passes the rest to the next guest. On and on the cake goes, getting cut in half again and again until the tiny morsel reaches the ant. Unable to cut it in half any more, the other animals scoff at her for her greediness. In reparations, she plans to bake a cake for the lion tomorrow. Well, that's not fair to the other animals! Each one wanting to out-do the next multiples the previous animal's offering by two, with elephant declaring to bring 256 peanut-butter pound cakes. Only one animal's promise pans out in the end.I love the inside cover showing a very clear picture of the cake divided in half each time, accompanied with fractions.
What do You think about The Lion's Share (2009)?
A very sweet book with fractions and multiplication, and some manners for good measure
—amberfaith
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