A Remainder of One

Name: A Remainder of One
Price: 8.99 USD
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ISBN: 9780618250776

By: Elinor J. Pinczes

Illustrated By: Bonnie MacKain

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Paperback

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Product Description

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Poor Joe! He wants to march in the parade, but every time the lines are uneven, he must stand aside. What's a poor bug to do? Determined to solve the problem, Joe rearranges the bugs in his squadron until inspiration and fortitude result in five lines of five-and Joe fits in at last. Joe's story is a fun and entertaining introduction to the concept of remainders, sure to become a favorite of kids, parents, and teachers alike.

Product Information

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Title: A Remainder of One
By: Elinor J. Pinczes
Illustrated By: Bonnie MacKain
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 0618250778
ISBN-13: 9780618250776
Ages: 4-8
Stock No: WW250778

Publisher's Description

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When the queen of her bugs demands that her army march in even lines, Private Joe divides the marchers into more and more lines so that he will not be left out of the parade.

Author Bio

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Elinor Pinczes and Randall Enos have collaborated together on another book for children, My Full Moon Is Square. Ms. Pinczes is the author of several other books for young readers. She lives with her husband in Bozeman, Montana. Mr. Enos’s illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, and newspapers for more than forty-five years. He lives in Easton, Connecticut, with his wife.

Bonnie MacKain has had illustrations featured in Cricket and Ladybug.

Editorial Reviews

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"Pinczes and MacKain apply numerical division to a practical problem -- and explain it in an entertaining, visually emphatic way." Publishers Weekly, Starred —