"Perfect for the numeracy hour, One Hundred Shoes puts fun into addition and subtraction."
When a centipede trips over, and hurts his foot, the only thing for him to do is obtain a set of shoes for all of his feet . So, after a rethink, he shares his shoes amongst various neighbours: beetles, spiders, earwigs and other creatures. Count up the number of feet, and find out whether he manages to get rid of all his shoes!
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"Perfect for the numeracy hour, One Hundred Shoes puts fun into addition and subtraction."
When a centipede trips over, and hurts his foot, the only thing for him to do is obtain a set of shoes for all of his feet . So, after a rethink, he shares his shoes amongst various neighbours: beetles, spiders, earwigs and other creatures. Count up the number of feet, and find out whether he manages to get rid of all his shoes!
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When a centipede trips over and hurst his foot, the only thing for him to do is obatain a set of shoes for all of his feet... That is a lot of shoes! Now it could take him longer to get dressed than to do anything else. So, after a rethink, he shares his shoes amongst various neighbours- beetles, spiders, earwigs and other creatures. Count up the number of feet, and find out whether he manages to get rid of all his shoes. (Do you think he started with 100 in the beginning?)
Critic Reviews
"Perfect for numeracy hour." Five to Seven Magazine
"A deliciously silly story, with plenty of visual jokes." Financial Times
"Puts fun into addition and subtraction." Five to Seven
"absolutely charming book with fabulous illustrations by Tony Ross" -- Helen Bromley eye
About the Author
Tony Ross was born in London and trained at the Liverpool School of Art. He has worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer, and art director of an advertising agency. He is now considered to be one of the finest children's illustrators in the country.
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What do you do with too many shoes? 'A deliciously silly story, with plenty of visual jokes.' Financial Times 'Puts fun into additoin and subtraction.' Five to Seven
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