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Big Digs: Construction Site

Lisa Greathouse (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433380211

How do architects and contractors use math and geometry to help build a house? Readers will find out in this engaging nonfiction book that features bright images and charts, informational text, and intriguing facts that will familiarize children with construction, construction equipment and materials, and blueprints.

Count Me In! What's for Lunch?

Lisa Greathouse (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433380044

Early elementary readers find out how important lunch is in order to keep them energized throughout their busy day. Implementing a variety of mathematical skills, from addition to fractions, in conjunction with informational text, helpful charts and vivid images, children are encouraged to make healthy choices at lunch time to get the best nutrients and vitamins that their bodies need.

Measures: How to Use Them (UK)

Steve Way, Felicia Law (author), David Mostyn (illustrator)

Publisher: BrambleKids Ltd ISBN: 9781910828359

Maths made approachable, accessible and fun! These books are packed with activities, stories, information and challenges. Covering a whole range of maths topics, they examine the origins of mathematical thought and usage, how maths has changed and how it has become part of our everyday lives.

A Math Journey Through the Animal Kingdom

Anne Rooney (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427176622

Fun pictograms and infographics about the animal kingdom make learning about math topics such as symmetry, coordinates, and place value easy and fun. In this book, readers go on a mission to some of the worlds amazing habitats and use their mathematical skills to track tigers, count penguins, and search for jaguars. Math puzzles and exercises help children build confidence in their math skills.

A Math Journey Through Space

Anne Rooney (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427176615

Fun pictograms and infographics about space make learning about math topics such as angles, decimals, and probability easy and fun. In this book, readers are in control of a space mission through the Solar System and use their mathematical skills to navigate past comets, dodge asteroids, and land on the surface of Mars! Math puzzles and exercises help children build confidence in their math skills.

A Math Journey Through the Human Body

Anne Rooney (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427176639

Fun pictograms and infographics about the human body make learning about math topics such as bar charts, percentages, averages and fractions easy and fun. In this book, readers go on an amazing mission inside the human body and use their mathematical skills to check their diet, test their strength, and chart their growth. Math puzzles and exercises help children build confidence in their math skills.

Motion and Forces

Rebecca Hirsch (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781610802253

The focus of the book is on motion and forces. The reader is encouraged to make predictions, perform purpose-driven research, and creatively solve problems presented about motion and forces.

Gardening by the Numbers

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791435

You probably know that gardening is a great way to get in touch with nature. Did you know that is also a great way to sharpen your real world math skills? Whether you're measuring plant growth or figuring out where to plant each kind of flower or vegetable, gardening can be both fun and challenging.

Grocery Shopping by the Numbers

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791411

Readers will discover some helpful hints that will help them make healthy choices at the grocery store. They will also learn how their math skills can help make grocery shopping easier.

Breakfast by the Numbers

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791466

Readers will learn that a good breakfast is essential to good health. Healthy breakfast options are discussed along with ways to use real world math to make smarter choices for breakfast!

Dinner by the Numbers

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791480

A family dinner is a great way to reconnect with family members at the end of the day. Readers will learn how to make family dinnertime special and find out that math skills are essential to cooking healthy, nutritious meals.

Cooking by the Numbers

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791428

From adjusting recipes to measuring ingredients, cooks use math skills every day. Readers will discover how preparing healthy meals for themselves and their families can be fun and practical way to use math!

Exercise by the Numbers

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791459

Exercise is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Readers will learn about the health benefits of exercise and discover how they can use math to get the most from an exercise routine.

Volume 8 - Mathematics

Tim Clifford (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781606940198

Take an in-depth look at mathematics in this science encyclopedia.

Volume 6 - Physics

Nancy Harris (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781606940174

Take an in-depth look at physics in this science encyclopedia.

Tape Measures

Katie Marsico (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624312397

Tape measures are among the most commonly used tools in any handyman's or handywoman's arsenal. This book will help students develop word recognition and reading skills while discovering what these incredible tools can do and how they do it. They will also find out how tape measures can be used to tackle specialized projects. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate important information and learn new words.

Number 1 Teacher: A School Counting Book

Steven L. Layne (author), Deborah Dover Layne (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781627536424

From the five lines on a music staff to the seven colors of the rainbow, all the way up to the famous 100th day of school, Number 1 Teacher: A School Counting Book takes a by-the-numbers approach to helping young readers understand and identify many of the concepts and lessons they'll learn in elementary school. There are 3 forms of matter we learn in science class-- One is liquid; two is solid; and the third is gas. Geography, music, and how to tell time are just a few of the many topics featured.

Pulleys

Katie Marsico (author), Reginald Butler (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781614733423

Readers learn how this simple machine makes it easier to lift and lower objects. They learn about fixed and movable pulleys and when it is best to use each. By the end of the book, readers know the difference between complex and simple machines and how pulleys are used in everyday life to make work easier.

The Dumbest Art Forgery Ever

Felicia Law, Ann Scott (author)

Publisher: BrambleKids Ltd ISBN: 9781909711846

Rafferty's Rogues presents an exciting and entirely novel approach to a range of maths topics. This gang of lovable rogues have big, bad ideas but their limited knowledge of mathematics means every bold adventure ends in failure. The dumbest art forgery ever gives the lowdown on shape, geometry, circles, squares and cubes, optical illusion, parallel lines, and lots more.

The Dumbest Shareout Ever

Felicia Law, Ann Scott (author)

Publisher: BrambleKids Ltd ISBN: 9781909711839

Rafferty's Rogues presents an exciting and entirely novel approach to a range of maths topics. This gang of lovable rogues have big, bad ideas but their limited knowledge of mathematics means every bold adventure ends in failure. The dumbest shareout ever gives the lowdown on fractions,percentages, decimal fractions, whole numbers, halves, eighths, pie charts, and lots more.

The Dumbest Olympic Games Ever

Felicia Law, Ann Scott (author)

Publisher: BrambleKids Ltd ISBN: 9781909711822

Rafferty's Rogues presents an exciting and entirely novel approach to a range of math topics. This gang of lovable rogues have big, bad ideas but their limited knowledge of mathematics means every bold adventure ends in failure. The dumbest Olympic games ever gives the lowdown on quantity, weight, mass, kilograms, newtons, capacity, volume, litres, grams, and lots more.

Using Scientific Tools

Susan Meredith

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781606945315

This book explains the various methods of scientific tools, including measurement, models, and tools that extend our senses, and how these scientific tools are changing.

Understanding Models

Jeanne Sturm

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781606945285

This book explains how models help us test new designs and to understand living things. The book includes various types of models, such as scale, graphical, conceptual, and computer models, which are used to analyze how we understand different things.

Volume 8: Mathematics

Tim Clifford (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781600446542

Take an in-depth look at mathematics in science in this science encyclopedia.

What's the Plan?

Natalie Hyde (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798033

It is essential that scientists design a plan to ensure their experiments are conducted accurately and safely. Readers will learn how to gather materials, and create a step-by-step procedure to test their hypothesis. Readers will become familiar with controls and variables in a scientific setting.