The Bridge of Unequal Halves
The idea: halves are two equal parts of one whole.
Read it
One story, three ways: Sprout for a new reader, Grower in short chapters, Reader as a full chapter book. Same plot, same ending.
Who is in this book
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Inkling a child of the Green Names what she notices -
Bundle Name the whole first, then talk about its parts from BarPals -
Jut The bit that sticks out is the difference from BarPals -
Sawyer Halves are two equal parts — every piece the same length from BarPals -
Q Sit on the part we don't know yet, and stay until we find it from BarPals -
Fiddle You learn what a thing does by trying it — the playing is the learning from AweForge -
Beto a child of the Green Takes things apart
Every recurring character has a short tune, so you can tell who is on stage before a word is said. The tunes play only when you tap, and the Reading Access sound switch turns them off.
The Honest Page
Which parts of this story are true, stretched or made up?
True
- Halves are two equal parts of one whole. Seven and five make twelve, but they are not halves. Source
- Eight and six make fourteen, two more than twelve. Half of twelve is six.
- Some real bridges are built out from both banks at once and joined in the middle. Source
- From the real world: the crews who dug the Channel Tunnel started from England and from France and met in the middle, under the sea, in 1990. Source
Stretched
- Real bridge builders measure in metres, and they check where the two ends will meet long before they build. What we simplified: Counting planks and knots keeps the numbers small enough to hold in your hands.
Made up
- Halvingford, its two crews and the talking BarPals are made up.
Tell it back
Tell the story in your own words: who was there, what went wrong, and what they found out. Then an even-rule goes on your belt.
On your belt: an even-rule.
Use it somewhere else: fold a bar into equal halves in BarPals
Your belt lives on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Ring the hammer for someone
Pick this book for someone younger. The link carries only the book, and it will wait for them on the Green.