Peanut-eating elephants, astonishing acrobats, fierce pirates, munching caterpillars and balancing bears make it really fun to learn about sums. From simple matching activities and an introduction to mathematical symbols to mastering simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, this volume will give children all the basic skills that they will need for their first years at school. The book has been developed with the help of educational experts, with guidance notes on how to get the most from all the activities within its pages.