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1) Arithmetic
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Educator Paul Lockhart's goal is to demystify arithmetic: to bring the subject to life in a fun and accessible way, and to reveal its profound and simple beauty, as seen through the eyes of a modern research mathematician. The craft of arithmetic arises from our natural desire to count, arrange, and compare quantities. Over the centuries, humans have devised a wide variety of strategies for representing and manipulating numerical information: tally...
Author
Series
Lemonade war series volume 1
Language
English
Description
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
5) More or less
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
At a school picnic, Eddie uses his knowledge of numbers to outsmart the people who come to his game booth. Is your age more than 5? Is it less than 10? Eddie's got to guess. And he doesn't want to be wrong! Eddie has a booth at the school fair, guessing people's ages. He hasn't guessed wrong yet, but if he does, he gets dunked. Can Eddie keep guessing right -- and keep from getting wet? Comparing whole numbers and understanding what's more and what's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Swing, Ediciones Robinbook
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"Lleno de actividades entretenidas y estimulantes, este libro enseña destrezas matemáticas de una forma divertida. Le permite al lector aprender activamente sobre las matemáticas de una manera atractiva e interactiva que combina el aprendizaje con el juego. Rompecabezas, juegos de ingenio y puzzles numéricos llenan las páginas de este libro desafiante que promueve la agudeza mental"--Amazon.com, viewed July 29, 2013.
Filled with entertaining...
Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In Volume One, a friendly engineer takes children on an exciting journey that introduces numbers, and counting. Catchy, interactive songs and games educate and entertain children, as they ride the rails in a turn-of-the-century steam engine. In Volume Two, count beautiful animals and colorful objects while being inspired by classical music. In Volume Three, meet the friendliest dog in town, Puppy Dog, as he takes young viewers on a counting adventure...
Author
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to appreciating historical developments by Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, and other mathematicians, this engaging resource addresses more than 1,000 questions related to mathematics. Organized into chapters that cluster similar topics in an easily accessible format, this reference provides clear and concise...
15) Betcha!
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Uses a dialog between two friends, one who estimates, one who counts precisely, to show estimation at work in everyday life.
19) Max's math
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 4
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This fun, friendly text introduces counting techniques in the child's world through friendly text, colorful photography, and Sesame Street Muppets. That's a Fact! features throughout present nonfiction facts to help engage continued learning"--
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