The Lion's Share. Matthew McElligott (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
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 teachers who enjoy connecting maths and literacy together! A little ant is invited to a special dinner with the king for the first time. The king passes a cake around the table and each creature takes half of the cake until there’s only a little crumb left. The animals don’t seem to realize what they’ve done but I know students will love the idea that follows in the story! Think this will be a fun read aloud! I loved this math book turned book of manners. The Ant is a total sweetheart who just wants to impress the king, but keeps getting pushed around around by the egos of the larger animals. When she offers to bake a cake for the Lion, the rest of the animals try to show her up by offering double the amount of cakes as the last animals, with some of baking over a hundred cakes in one day! It's weirdly hilarious, with artwork that compliments the story.
What do You think about The Lion's Share. Matthew McElligott (2009)?
This book talks about fractions as well as has a moral story incorporated.
—kaye
A clever tale about taking more than your share.
—Nick
Funny math book. Really. And nice illustrations.
—sunny
