MORE OR LESS
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: David T. Wenzel
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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 less are a big part of Eddie’s strategy, and an important math skill for young readers to learn.
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HENRY KEEPS SCORE
Author: Daphne Skinner
Illustrator: Page Eastburn O’Rourke
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Henry wants to make sure his older sister Harriet never gets more of anything than he does. So he keeps score – until Harriet gets a cavity and he gets none. This title teaches the math concept of comparing.
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JUST ENOUGH CARROTS
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: Frank Remkiewicz
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Elephants, rabbits, and birds shop in this funny grocery store. Can you guess what the little rabbit wants more of? Munchy, crunchy carrots, of course! And fewer of? Squirmy worms and chewy peanuts (yuck!). So why is his mother buying all those cans of worms?
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BALANCING BEARS: COMPARING NUMBERS
Author: Megan Atwood
Illustrator: Sharon Holm
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Animals make perfect counting company! The simple language teaches young readers mathematical terms and counting concepts. Learn to compare numbers in the Balancing Bears book in this adorable series that counts the critters.
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GAVIN THE GATOR
Author: Kathleen L. Stone
Illustrator: Kathleen L. Stone
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Spend the day with Gavin the Gator as he travels through his swamp looking for tasty numbers to eat. Children will enjoy learning about greater than and less than equations as they help decide which number Gavin will eat. Interaction is encouraged throughout the story. Enrichment activities are included at the end of the book. The charming illustrations, along with the rhythm and rhyme of the text, will draw children into the story as they learn this important math skill.
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ALBERT KEEPS SCORE
Author: Daphne Skinner
Illustrator: Deborah Melmon
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Albert wants to make sure that his big sister, Wanda, never gets more of anything than he does. So he carefully keeps score and discovers that sometimes 0 is better than 1!
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ONE…TWO…THREE…SASSAFRAS!
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: John Wallace
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Everybody say, “One … two … three … sassafras!” It’s time for the Lumpkin family reunion, and all 8 cousins have to line up by age for their pictures. Getting into the right order is hard enough – but staying there is impossible!
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Alfie the Alligator: A Teaching Rhyme About Comparing Numbers
Author: Sundy Turley Illustrator: Alene Ahrend
Synopsis by the author/publisher A whimsical story rhyme about an alligator named Alfie who takes his friends on a journey to find the largest numbers. The book teaches the concept of comparing numbers and reinforces the use of the greater than (>) less than (<) and equal sign (=). Hardcover book, 32 pages. Price includes a CD that includes colored Alfie manipulative cards and a 20-page packet of activity sheets. SUPPORTS COMMON CORE STANDARDS!
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