01423cam a2200205 4500 190897657 TxAuBib 20141204120000.0 110211s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781598571066 1598571060 TxAuBib Cowboys count, monkeys measure, and princesses problem solve : building early math skills through storybooks / by Jane M. Wilburne, Jane B. Keat and Mary Napoli. Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 2011. xiii, 121 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Teachers will implement the ideas in this book right away with a helpful list of more than 40 popular storybooks for teaching math and grade-specific sample lessons that model higher-level questions and problem-solving activities. And with the blank lesson template, teachers can develop their own math activities and units based on the storybooks of their choice. Mathematics and Storybooks. What Is Mathematics and Where Is It Found? ; Mathematics in a Child's World ; The World of Storybooks ; Becoming Motivated to Find the Mathematics -- Instructing with Storybooks. Posing Higher Level Thinking Questions ; Using the Storybook Elements Approach ; Targeting the Curriculum Focal Points ; Looking at Mathematics Beyond Storybooks. 20141204. Storytelling.