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K-3
Illustrated by
Tatjana Mai-Wyss.
Cow attempts some un-farmlike activities: "One whole cow balanced on a peg, / got a little klutzy and hurt one leg." Fraction problems follow each rhyme: "What fraction of the legs is hurt? What fraction of the legs is not hurt?" It's a well-executed idea, illustrated with lively farm-centric drawings, but the math concept may be beyond the picture book set.