Grade 2-3-Safari Park has just opened,and Grandpa has 100 free tickets that he divides evenly among his five grandchildren.With rides and games costing one,two,four,or six tickets each and a treat costing one,careful planning and figuring are needed.Suddenly,Paul realizes that he has lost his tickets,so the others must share theirs with him.Each child s choices are discussed,with Paul being disappointed that he doesn t have enough for the Terrible Tarantula.When given a ticket for the Rock Toss,he carelessly participates in the game but wins 18 free tickets,and then,on a repeat try,gets 18 more.Now everyone can ride the expensive Tarantula.A two-page addendum suggests additional ways to use the book and its mathematical concepts.The colorful but slightly garish cartoon illustrations add humor to the necessary,but tedious,work of making choices within the restrictions of an allotted budget.Good for a math lesson or independent reading,but too detailed and involved for a read-aloud....