num_pages: 32
description: This exuberant picture book demonstrates key math concepts to children as ten math-loving chicks make a new friend.As the Arithmechicks slide down the slide swing on the swings and play hide-and-seek they don't realize that a lonely mouse is copying them longing to join in. However when their basketball becomes stuck the chicks discover that a two-inch-tall new friend is exactly what they need. In this heartwarming story there are many ways to add up ten cheerful chicks--but a new friend is what makes them cheer. The book includes a helpful glossary that defines the eight arithmetic strategies the chicks use throughout the story providing a playful introduction to essential math for young children and their caregivers.
language: English
title: Arithmechicks Add Up: A Math Story
publisher: Astra Young Readers