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Resource list for the teaching of mathematics through picture books

These resources are available for borrowing through the Statewide Services Resource and
Information Centre.

T: 92641122 E: ealdrc@education.wa.edu.au or view the online catalogue at:

http://203.222.90.169/VCLD10774_SSRIC/

Counting
Title Author Call number
1,2,3 at the zoo CARLE, Eric 513.2 CAR
20 hungry piggies HARRIS Trudy 513.2 HAR
365 penguins FROMENTAL, Jean-Luc F FRO
A bundle of birds BUTLER, Dorothy 513.2 BUT
Abu Ali Counts His Donkey: A Folktale Van WOERKOM, Dorothy 398.20956 VAN
from the Middle East
An Australian 123 of animals (pack) BANCROFT, Bronw 513.211 BAN
Anno's magic seeds ANNO, Mitsumasa F ANN
Blast Off! (Big Book) RUSSELL, Susan Shaw. F HAR
Can you count to Googol? WELLS, Robert 513.5 WEL
Catch that goat ALAKIJA, Polly F ALA
Centipede's 100 shoes ROSS, Tony F ROS
Counting crocodiles SIERRA, Judy 811 SIE
Counting on Frank CLEMENT, Rod F CLE
Five little ducks (big book) [kit] IVES, Penny 398.8 IVE
Five little men in a flying saucer (big CRISP, Dan 398.84 CRI
book)
How much, how many, how far how NOLAN, Helen 513.2 NOL
heavy, how long, how tall is 1000
How much is a million SCHWARTZ, David 513.2 SCH
Island counting 123 LESSAC, Frane' 811 LES
Just the right stripes GRAY, Nigel F GRA
Lester & Clyde (Big book) REECE, James H 821.2 REE
Mr Brown's magnificent apple tree WINER, Yvonne F WIN
(Big book)
My full moon is square PINCZES, Elinor 811 PIN
My Granny went to market BLACKSTONE, Tella 821.914 BLA
No dodos WALLWORK, Amanda 513.211 WAL
Once upon a dime: A math adventure ALLEN, Nancy F ALL
One dragons dream PAVEY, Peter 513.2 PAV
One duck stuck (kit) ROOT, Phyllis F ROO

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One elephant went out to play (big RESCEK, Sanja 398.84 RES
book)
One horse waiting for me MULLINS, Patricia F MUL
One hundred hungry ants PINCZERS, Elinor 811 PIN
One is a Snail Ten is a Crab SAYRE, April 513.211 SAY
One less fish TOFT, Kim 513.211 TOF
One woolly wombat ARGENT, Kerry 513.211 ARG
Over in the grassland WILSON, Anna A821.3 WIL
Over in the meadow KEATS, Ezra Jack F KEA
Please wait to be seated (Big book) Harcourt F HAR
Room on the broom DONALDSON Julia 821.914 DON
Seven more sleeps WILD, Margaret F WIL
Shutting the chooks in GLEESON, Libby F GLE
Sleepy Bears FOX, Mem A821.3 FOX
Splitting the herd HARRIS Trudy 513.2 HAR
Ten black dots CREWES, Donald 513.2 CRE
Ten Blue wrens - and what a lot of HONEY, Elizabeth 513.2 HON
wattle
Ten loopy caterpillars COWLEY, Joy Jellybean reader
Ten red apples HUTCHINS, Pat 821.914 HUT
Ten sleepy sheep KELLER, Holly F KEL
Ten, nine, eight BANG, Molly 513.2 BAN
The bad tempered ladybird COWLEY, Joy F CAR
The brassy bird band (big book) IRONS, Calvin 513.211 IRO
The doorbell rang HUTCHINS, Pat F HUT
The grapes of Math TANG, Greg 793.7 TAN
The grouchy ladybug CARLE, Eric F CAR
The pirate chief (big book) EDWARDS, Pat 510 EDW
The very blue thingamajig (kit) OLIVER Narelle 513.2 OLI
The very hungry caterpillar CARLE, Eric F CAR
Too many pears FRENCH, Jackie F FRE
Two ways to count to ten DEE, Ruby 398.209 DEE
Uno's garden (class set) BASE, Graham F BAS
When sheep cannot sleep KITAMURI F KIT
When the king rides by (big book) MAHY, Margaret 821 MAH

Addition and subtraction

12 ways to get to 11 MERRIAM, Eve 513.2 MER
A bag full of pups GACKENBACH F GAC
A Frog in a bog WILSON, Karma 811 WIL

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Alexanders outing ALLEN, Pamela F ALL

Bears on buses (big book) BURNETT’ James 513.211 BUR
Circus caps for sale SLOBODINA, Esphyr F SLO
Edward the emu KNOWLES, Sheena A821.3 KNO
Edwina the emu KNOWLES, Sheena A821.3 KNO
Fergus goes quackers MADDOX, Tony F MAD
Five little men in a flying saucer (big CRISP, Dan 398.84 CRI
book)
Five little monkeys: over 50 action and NEWCOME, Zita 398.5 NEW
counting rhymes
Five little monkeys (big book) GARDNER, Marjory 398.8 FIV
Joe’s carrots (big book) BURNETT, James 513.212 BUR
Kipper's toybox INKPEN, Mick F INK
Knock! Knock! CARTER, Jackie 811.54 CAR
Maths Fables TANG, Greg 513.2 TAN
Math potatoes TANG, Greg 793.7 TAN
Math-terpieces TANG, Greg 793.74 TAN
Mr Brown's magnificent apple tree WINER, Yvonne F WIN
Night noises FOX, Mem F FOX
One grain of rice DEMI 398.20954 DEM
One is a snail ten is a crab SAYRE, April & Jeff 513.211 SAY
One less fish SHEATHER, Allan 513.211 TOF
Ten fat sausages (big book) ZINSMEISTER, Elke. 398.84 ZEN
Ten happy hens BURNETT, James 513.212 BUR
Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed FREEMAN, Tina 821.914 TEN
Ten silly sheep (big book) IRONS, Clavin 513 IRO
The baby sitting twins (big book) OWEN, Claire 513.21 OWE
The bad tempered ladybird CARLE, Eric F CAR
The enormous watermelon PARKES, Judith F PAR
The Rainbow fish PFISTER, Marcus F PHI
The shopping basket BURNINGHAM, John F BUR
The three billy goats gruff PARKES, Judith 398.209481 SMI
The three little pigs HALLIWELL, James 398.20942 JAC
Orchard
The very hungry caterpillar (big book) CARLE, Eric F CAR

Multiplication and division

Bunches & Bunches of bunnies MATHEWS, Louise 513.2 MAT
Frog on a log MATHEWS, Louise 811 WIL
Minnie's diner: a multipying menu DODDS, Dayle Anne 811 DOD
The big bug band BURNETT, James 513.213 BUR

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The doorbell rang HUTCHINS, Pat F HUT

The great divide DODDS, Dayle 811 DOD
The multiplying menace divides CALVERT, Pamela F CAL

Fractions
Full house DODDS, Dayle Ann 811 DOD
My half day FISHER, Doris 811 FIS
Treasure hunt (big book) CARR, John NZ821.3 CAR

Measurement
Big rain coming (kit) GERMAIN, Katrina F GER
Counting on Frank CLEMENT, Rod F CLE
Deadly Tucker 641.5 DEA
In the jungle (big book) HARCOURT, Lalie F HAR
Maisy bakes a cake (kit) COUSINS, Lucy F COU
Shrinking Sam [kit] LATIMER, Miriam 807 SHR
Sir Cumference and the first round NEUSCHWANDER, Cindy F NEU
table
Spaghetti and meatballs BURNS, Marilyn F BUR
Where is the green sheep (big book) FOX, Mem F FOX
Yakkin the swamp tortoise KUCHLING, Guundie 597.92 KUC

Space
Going for oysters (big Book) ADAMS, Jeanie F ADA
Grandfather Tang's story TOMPERT, Ann F TOM
Pigs & Honey (big book) ADAMS, Jeanie F ADA
Turtle Taxi KUCHLING, Guundie 597.92 KUC
The bug dance MURPHY, Stuart 153.7 MUR

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Pattern and order

Bertie & the bear ALLEN, Pamela A ALL
Caps for sale ( big book) SLOBODKINA, Esther F SLO
My mum and dad make me laugh (big SHARRAT, Nick F SHA
book)
Shoes from Grandpa FOX, Mem A821.3 FOX
The great big enormous turnip TOLSTOY, Alexei 398.20947 TOL
The shopping basket BURNINGHAM, John F BUR
The very hungry caterpillar (big book) CARLE, Eric F CAR

Maths and culture

Mighty milestones: Mathematics from IRONS, Calvin 938 IRO
ancient Greece & Rome (big book)
Mathematics from many cultures (big IRONS, Calvin 510.2 IRO
book)
Mathematics from many cultures IRONS, Calvin 510.2 IRO
(big book)
Mathematics from many cultures (big IRONS, Calvin 510.2 IRO
book)
Mathematics from many cultures (big IRONS, Calvin 510.2 IRO
book)
Mathematics from many cultures (big IRONS, Calvin 510.2 IRO
book)
My Place WHEATLEY, Nadia F WHE

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