- Hardcover: 25 pages
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; 1st edition (3 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0744556244
- ISBN-13: 978-0744556247
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 23.8 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 574,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Subtitled "A Mathematical Marathon", The Great Divide is a fun-filled frolic through the world of fleeing, flying and fractions.
80 people start the Great Divide race, halving many times along the way as they must choose between diverging mountain paths, different boats, air balloons, aeroplanes and stampeding horses.
As the field is progressively whittled down to a winner, the impetus of the verse itself propels the reader on towards the finish line:
40 racers now have to float!What's up ahead? A loud, roaring sound! Whooshing whirlpools spin all around.
Half are swept up in a dizzying whirl. Half battle on through foam and swirl.
Tracy Mitchell does a fantastic job illustrating the race; her colourful cartoon-like pictures reminiscent of Whacky Races (something most readers won't be able to recall!)
Superb on entertainment value alone, The Great Divide will introduce young readers to the principles of fractions, giving them concrete examples and reinforcing by repetition. A lovely book to read aloud to a group or for youngsters to read to themselves. (Ages 6 to 9) --Lucie Naylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Amazon.co.uk Review
Subtitled "A Mathematical Marathon", The Great Divide is a fun-filled frolic through the world of fleeing, flying and fractions.
80 people start the Great Divide race, halving many times along the way as they must choose between diverging mountain paths, different boats, air balloons, aeroplanes and stampeding horses.
As the field is progressively whittled down to a winner, the impetus of the verse itself propels the reader on towards the finish line:
40 racersTracy Mitchell does a fantastic job illustrating the race; her colourful cartoon-like pictures reminiscent of Whacky Racers. (Something most readers won't be able to recall!)
now have to float!What's up ahead?
A loud, roaring sound!
Whooshing whirlpools
spin all around.Half are swept up
in a dizzying whirl.
Half battle on through
foam and swirl.
Superb on entertainment value alone, The Great Divide will introduce young readers to the principles of fractions, giving them concrete examples and reinforcing by repetition. A lovely book to read aloud to a group or for youngsters to read to themselves. (Ages 6 to 9) --Lucie Naylor
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An Adventurous Divide
10 Nov 2004
Format:Hardcover
Interested in taking a group of third graders on an adventurously dividing race from start to finish? This is the book for you!
The race starts with a group of 80 participants, that divide in half evertime they reach a new adventure in the race course. One half ends up in a mess, while the other half races on. Read the book to find out who wins!!
The story is written with rhythm and ryhme making it a fun read for your youngsters. And the illustrations are drawn with so much detail making it easy to connect to the text.
The race starts with a group of 80 participants, that divide in half evertime they reach a new adventure in the race course. One half ends up in a mess, while the other half races on. Read the book to find out who wins!!
The story is written with rhythm and ryhme making it a fun read for your youngsters. And the illustrations are drawn with so much detail making it easy to connect to the text.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun, fast-paced rhyming math
30 April 2007
Format:Paperback
Fun, fast-paced rhyming story enticing seven year olds to do math without even realizing what they have done.
Pictures match the story well. Lots of detail.
Good book.
Pictures match the story well. Lots of detail.
Good book.
Mathematical AND FUN!
24 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
My 3rd graders enjoyed this as a read aloud and oodles of them waited to reread it independently, as well. The illustrations are fun, the phrasing easy to read out loud,...overall, I was pleased.
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