Author: Elinor J. Princzes
Illustrator: Bonnie Mackain
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Subgenre: fiction
Theme: Understanding Multiplication
Primary Characters: Soldier Joe (a bug)
Secondary: insects
Date of Publication: 2002
Publishing Company: Sandpiper
Summary of the book: The books tell the story of Soldier Joe, a loveable bug who always seems to find himself labeled as the “remainder of one” by the other insects in the bug squadron. In this story, Joe is a member of the twenty-fifth squadron, a group of twenty-five bugs that is marching in parade before the queen. When the bugs divide themselves into two lines, Joe becomes the odd bug out. Joe is a determined little bug and tries to find a way to divide the members of the bug squadron into even rows with no remainders, so that he can participate in the parade.
How can the book are used with students in the classroom: This is a great book to use for a Math lesson on division with remainders. I would read the story to the class and after reading it to the class I would ask the students what they knew about the word remainder. This is a great way to start a discussion on division.
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