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A Remainder of One
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780618250776
ISBN: 0618250778
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: August 26, 2002
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not what I was hoping for
This book introduces children to the concept of remainders, and in a round about way, division. The problem is, children who would be learning this type of math may find the story to babyish for their tastes. There is no point to the story of marching ants other than to show that there is always one odd-ant out until a group can be formed to include all 25. As my son pointed out quickly in the book--"just use rows of 5 and be done with it", as well as, "why must that ant always be the one left ... Read More
Rating:  - Good introduction to division
"A remainder of one" is a good introduction to division. Second graders enjoyed the story yet the concept of division was too advanced for them. Third graders were intrigued by the explanation of division through out the book. The ants lining up row after row, making all rows even, was a great visual tool for third graders to understand the idea of division and remainders. Overall a good book to read- it keeps the students intrigued and keeps them thinking.
Rating: - Elisa-Elementary Ed. Student Uof A &Pima
I read this to my cousins, one is eight and the other is six, they both really liked the story, it's formats and pictures. However the connection to math was not as clear for them,they felt the "One Hundred Hungry Ants" was much clearer when dealing with math.
Rating:  - It can be read again and again
I read this book to my seven year old nephew and he loved it. He wants me to read the book to him everytime I see him! He even asked if he could take it to school with him. I thought that the way it was worded made it enjoyable for me as much as it was for him. I'm not sure that he totally understood the idea of math in the story but hopefully when he starts working with remainders he will recall this book.
Pima Community College Student
Math 146
Rating:  - disappointing
We loved "One Hundred Hungry Ants", written and illustrated by the same team, but "A Remainder of One" is flawed by having language that is more advanced than the mathematical skill it is intended to teach. I would recommend it for a child who is advanced enough in language to have no problems with the meanings of words such as "former", and "infantry", and yet slow enough in math to need the lesson that 25 leaves a remainder of one when divided by 2, 3, or 4, but not 5. I spent more time explaining ... Read More
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