Tally O'Malley (MathStart 2)

by Stuart J. Murphy

Other authorsCynthia Jabar (Illustrator)

Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

513.211

Description

On a car trip to the beach, the O'Malley family children compete by playing games together.

Publication

HarperCollins (2004), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member kljohnson2

Tally O'Malley (MathStart 2) by Stuart J. Murphy (2004) Tally O'Malley is about a family who takes a long road trip to the beach. On the way, they get bored and decide to play a tally game. The three siblings play and like always Nell never wins. Her brother, Eric, and sister, Bridget make fun of

her for always picking red objects and loosing. Once at their destination, they play another game and Nell wins. She gets to wear the shamrock medal and crowns herself "Tally O'Malley".

This is a realistic-fiction, picture book. It includes the math concept of tallying. This book would be appropriate in along with an appropriate math lesson. It has such a cute story line that kids won't even realize they're learning.

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LibraryThing member eedalton

This is a cute book! Its about a family that goes on a long boring car ride to the beach and on the way they decide to play different tally games. First they count cars, then t-shirts and then train cars. First Eric wins, then Bridget and Nell finally wins the last game after everyone thinks she

won't.

This book is good to tread if you are teaching students about tally marks.

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LibraryThing member zhelg

Don't miss this book - if you ever take a car vacation with your kids! The three kids in this family have three opportunities to play "who can find the most _____ in the color ______ " along the day-long drive toward the vacation destination. The parents distribute pencils and paper, each child

chooses a color, the parents decide how long the game will take, and the game begins. Two games are played within the car, one game is played while standing in line at the hamburger stand for lunch.

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LibraryThing member kspannagel

The O'Malleys are off to the beach, but it's a long, hot, boring drive. So Eric, Bridget, and Nell play tally games, of course. They do so by counting up all the gray cars or green T-shirts they see. Whoever has the most marks at the end wins the game. Good story for first grade in my opinion.

LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool

The O'Malleys are off to the beach! But it's a long, hot, boring drive. What can Eric, Bridget, and Nell do to keep busy? Play tally games, of course -- counting up all the gray cars or green T-shirts they see. Whoever has the most marks at the end wins the game. Eric wins the first game. Bridget

wins the second. It seems like poor Nell will never win a game! But Nell has the luck of the Irish on her side, and a surprise in store for her big brother and sister.

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