Year 5
365 Penguins
The penguins are back, in a new format and with a fresh new cover! The family in 365 Penguins finds a penguin mysteriously delivered to their door every day for a year. At first they’re cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up—along with the family’s problems. Feeding, cleaning, and housing the penguins becomes a monumental task. They’re noisy and smelly, and they always hog the bathroom! And who on earth is sending these kwak-ing critters? Bright, striking illustrations with lots of opportunity for counting (and lots of laughs), 365 Penguins has become a perennial wintertime favorite since it first came out in 2006.
Suitable for: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
How Big is a Million?
This is a brand new picture book to help children understand the concept of big numbers. Pipkin the smallest penguin is always asking questions, but what he wants to know most of all is how big is a million? So he sets off to find out, and along the way meets a hundred penguins, sees a thousand snowflakes and meets one new friend before being amazed to finally find out how big a million really is.
A special fold-out poster at the end of the book shows Pipkin looking at the sky, which is printed with exactly one million stars. It is gorgeously illustrated by Serena Riglietti.
Suitable for: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
The Escape
A story of 103 missing monkeys, a monkey counting adventure
Did someone see a monkey in the swimming pool?
Or a monkey drinking a cup of tea?
That can't be monkey driving a bus, CAN IT?
When 103 monkeys escape from the zoo and go on a mischief-filled adventure in the city, no one seems to see a thing. Can you find the cheeky chimps hiding in the busy scenes?
In this bold and clever counting adventure, look closely to find all of the missing monkeys. It gets trickier, as the number of monkeys to spot on each page keeps getting bigger. At the end of the book, go back and make sure you've counted them all! With high-contrast black, white and red illustrations, this stylish picture book is perfect to engage young readers aged 3 to 5 years who are getting to grips with counting to 100 (and just over!)
The Escape is another delightfully fun picture book from the highly acclaimed Spanish illustrator Ximo Abadia (Toto, 2018 and I Can't Sleep, 2020).
Suitable for: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
Heads or Tails
When Maggie can't decide what to do, she flips a coin - but not all the results come out in Maggie's favour. What will Maggie do when she has a REALLY important decision to make?
Suitable for: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The Great Divide
"In this crafty story of a cross-country race, numerical division accounts for the narrowing of the field. . . . All lessons should be this gratifying." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
"Bang!" goes the gun. The race is on.
Eighty racers explode from the starting gate, determined to win The Great Divide. They surge ahead, rushing toward—OH NO!—the wide hungry mouth of a grand canyon that claims half the racers. And this is only the beginning. More dangers lie ahead, waiting to divide the group once, twice, three times, and more. Will there be anyone left to cross the finish line?
Suitable for: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens
A clever introduction to place value.
Sir Cumference and Lady Di planned a surprise birthday party for King Arthur, but they didn t expect so many guests to show up. How many lunches will they need? And with more guests arriving by the minute, what about dinner? Sir Cumference and Lady Di have to figure out a quick way to count the guests to bring order to the party. Sir Cumference and his friends have been entertaining young and old alike for years as they introduce important math concepts with clarity and humor.
Suitable for: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The King's Chessboard
A great story for children learning mathematical concepts, The King’s Chessboard tells the story of a wise man who refuses the king’s reward for completing a favor. When the king insists the man accept a reward, the man proposes a deal: He will take a payment of rice equal to each square on the king’s chessboard—doubling the amount he receives with each day. This quickly empties out the royal coffers. . . .
A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies and Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
Suitable for: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 6
These support pages were produced using Strategic Partnership Program funding from the Department of Education and Training.
