Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Amy Axelrod
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Author: Amy AxelrodIllustrator: Sharon McGinley-Nally
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-08-01
ISBN: 0689812191
Number of pages: 40
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Aladdin
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- ISBN13: 9780689812194
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Book Reviews of Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money (Aladdin Picture Books)
Book Review: More a math book than a money book
Summary: 2 Stars
Although this book incorporates currency into the story line, it is primarily a book with a math exercise. It does not really teach children about money in the grander sense. Children just learning the denominations of various coins and dollar bills may find something new in this story, but it wouldn't be my first choice to introduce the subject. There is also a restaurant menu with prices that could potentially be used as a teaching tool.
The plot is simple: A family of pigs discovers the refrigerator is bare when it is time for dinner, so they hunt all over the house for loose change and then go out to eat at a restaurant. At the end of the story, you are asked to figure out how much money they found (addition), how much they spent (multiplication and subtraction), and what is left. I'm not sure how the title "Pigs Will Be Pigs" really fits in with the story other than the fact that hunger motivates them to search for money.
I found the illustrations to be colorful, but busy, and not terribly engaging. The text is also unremarkable. It is easy enough to read aloud, but the font might deter beginning readers. My own son, age 7, didn't care for the book and didn't ask to hear it again (a real test at our house), so this one is going back to the library.
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