Miko's Magic Number
Miko's Magic Number
Ruth Brown
Walker Books Ltd
ISBN 9781406317893
Librarian's Book choiceThis brilliant book will really engage young children in the concept of number and simple addition and subtraction, without them ever realising it. They will simply be entranced by helping Miko the circus mouse on his quest for the magic number. Ruth Brown's superb, evocative illustrations bring the circus and all the mice vividly to life. The book is cleverly constructed with a notched wheel sturdily encased in the back cover. By choosing a number and turning the wheel, children learn to do simple sums. Working through the book, the cleverly-positioned peepholes and flaps maintain interest to the very end, when Miko's special trick reveals the magic number! Circuses are an often-requested creative curriculum topic and this book will be a real asset.