The Twelve-Bug Day

Part of Mouse Math

Illustrated by Deborah Melmon
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Paperback
$5.99 US
| $7.99 CAN
On sale Jul 19, 2022 | 32 Pages | 9781635925401
Age 5-8 years | Grades K-3
Reading Level: Lexile AD440L | Fountas & Pinnell K
Each read-aloud book in the Mouse Math series focuses on a single, basic math concept and features adorable mice, Albert and Wanda, who live in a People House. Entertaining fiction stories capture kids’ imaginations as the mice learn about numbers, shapes, sizes, and more. Over 3 million copies sold worldwide!

A dozen bugs? That’s a lot! Still, Albert is sure he’ll find all twelve on the class field trip to the insect zoo. After all he loves bugs. What he doesn’t love? Subtraction. But if he counts down, bug by bug, he might just win lunch with the famous entomologist, Arizona Brown!
 
Every Mouse Math title includes back matter activities that support and extend reading comprehension and math skills, plus free online activities. (Math Concept: Subtraction)
Lisa Harkrader is the author of a number of children's and young adult books, including the award-winning Airball: My Life in Briefs and The Adventures of Beanboy, as well as several titles for Kane Press. View titles by Lisa Harkrader
Not only has Deborah Melmon created murals for two discovery rooms at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, but her artwork launched the advertising campaign for Legoland in San Diego. She has illustrated over fifty books for children, including all the titles in the Mouse Math series.
Visit deborahmelmon.com. View titles by Deborah Melmon

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Each read-aloud book in the Mouse Math series focuses on a single, basic math concept and features adorable mice, Albert and Wanda, who live in a People House. Entertaining fiction stories capture kids’ imaginations as the mice learn about numbers, shapes, sizes, and more. Over 3 million copies sold worldwide!

A dozen bugs? That’s a lot! Still, Albert is sure he’ll find all twelve on the class field trip to the insect zoo. After all he loves bugs. What he doesn’t love? Subtraction. But if he counts down, bug by bug, he might just win lunch with the famous entomologist, Arizona Brown!
 
Every Mouse Math title includes back matter activities that support and extend reading comprehension and math skills, plus free online activities. (Math Concept: Subtraction)

Author

Lisa Harkrader is the author of a number of children's and young adult books, including the award-winning Airball: My Life in Briefs and The Adventures of Beanboy, as well as several titles for Kane Press. View titles by Lisa Harkrader
Not only has Deborah Melmon created murals for two discovery rooms at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, but her artwork launched the advertising campaign for Legoland in San Diego. She has illustrated over fifty books for children, including all the titles in the Mouse Math series.
Visit deborahmelmon.com. View titles by Deborah Melmon