Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Mathematics - General

Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the United States talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, and even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories about math -- and if you read his books, you'll start to see the fun in math, too.

Most classrooms celebrate 100 days of school. But for Mrs. Lopez's class, it's 100 days of cool Something new and cool is bound to happen every day, all the way from 1 to 100.

Perry the Penguin needs 9 clams to buy an ice scooter -- but he's not very good at saving. As Perry earns, spends, finds, loses, and borrows clams, a simple line graph demonstrates the concept of negative numbers.

Maddie's room is a mess.

Maddie's toys are everywhere.

And Maddie has to clean them up before her birthday party starts.

This looks like a job for ... MIGHTY MADDIE

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a vacuum cleaner, Mighty Maddie, the room-cleaning superhero, gives readers a playful lesson about the difference between light and heavy.

It's hard work, taking care of 5 little ducks. But when each little duck comes home with a friend -- oh, no Now it's double the ducks and double the work. How can 1 little boy get everything done?

Understanding how to double numbers helps children master both addition and multiplication. Fun, friendship, and lots of ducks make learning this essential skill both easy and entertaining.

Lisa has an important homework assignment--to measure something in several different ways. She has to use standard units like inches and nonstandard units like paper clips to find out height, width, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time. Lisa decides to measure her dog, Penny, and finds out ...

Penny's nose = 1 inch long
Penny's tail = 1 dog biscuit long
Penny's paw print = 3 centimeters wide

... and that's only the beginning Lisa learns a lot about her dog and about measuring, and even has fun doing it.

This clear and engaging concept book, delivered...