The Animals Would Not Sleep!

Written by Sara Levine · Illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens

Part of the Storytelling Math series

Marco's stuffed animals won't stay put. Can he sort them before bedtime?

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32 pages· AD540L

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Bookroo's summary

Marco faces a bedtime challenge when his stuffed animals refuse to stay in their bins, flying, swimming, and slithering away. As he tries to sort them, Marco embarks on a playful journey of classification, blending math with empathy. Can he find a way to make everyone happy before lights out? This delightful tale invites young readers to explore everyday math through storytelling, featuring Latinx characters and a touch of scientific classification. Join Marco in this whimsical adventure that turns bedtime into a learning experience.

From the publisher

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! It’s bedtime for Marco and his stuffed animals, but the animals have other ideas. When Marco tries to put them away, they fly, swim, and slither right out of their bins! Can Marco sort the animals so everyone is happy? A playful exploration of sorting and classifying that combines math with empathy. The perfect bedtime book, featuring Latinx characters and a note about scientific classification. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

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