COUNT ON PABLO
Author: Barbara de Rubertis
Illustrator: Rebecca Thornburgh
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Pablo is excited about helping his grandmother sells vegetables at the farmers’ market. But no one comes to buy. Pablo’s solution is clever – and delicious!
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BUNCHES OF BUTTONS: COUNTING BY TENS
Author: Michael Dahl
Illustrator: Zachary Trover
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Introduces counting by tens by counting the number of buttons in the jar.
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BUSY BEAVERS: COUNTING BY 5S
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 count by 5s in the Busy Beavers book in this adorable series that counts the critters.
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Sheep Won’t Sleep: Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
Author: Judy Cox Illustrator: Nina Cuneo
Synopsis by the author/publisher Counting sheep is supposed to help you sleep—but a room full of yaks, alpacas, and llamas would keep anyone awake in this counting book with a comical twist.
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EGGS AND LEGS: COUNTING BY TWOS
Author: Michael Dahl
Illustrator: Todd Ouren
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Introduces counting by twos by counting the number of legs coming out of eggs. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.
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HOW DO YOU COUNT A DOZEN DUCKLINGS?
Author: In Son Ch’ae
Illustrator: Seung Ha Rew
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A mama duck with a dozen eggs has to do a lot of counting! Mama counts her ducklings one by one as they hatch, but soon she finds clever new ways to count to twelve–by twos, threes, fours, and sixes!
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HOW MANY FEET IN THE BED?
Author: Diane Johnston Hamm
Illustrator: Kate Salley Palmer
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Here is a fresh new counting book, filled with the happy helter-skelter of family life. How many feet are in the bed? Two — until more members of the family jump into the bed.
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SPEED, SPEED, CENTIPEDE! COUNTING BY TENS
Author: Michael Dahl
Illustrator: Zachary Trover
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Introduces counting by tens by counting the number of feet that a centipede travels.
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TOASTY TOES: COUNTING BY TENS
Author: Michael Dahl
Illustrator: Zachary Trover
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Introduces counting by tens by counting the number of toes on the beach.
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WHERE’S ALBERT?
Author: Eleanor May
Illustrator: Deborah Melmon
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It’s campout time for the Squeak Scouts! The ten little mice can’t wait to explore the great outdoors. But when Albert gets sidetracked with his pet snail, Flash, the Squeak Scouts must shout, “Where’s Albert?”
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THE PENNY POT
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: Lynne Cravath
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Life-size coins and a cat named Chester will soon have readers confidently counting coins along with Jessie and her friends at the face-painting booth.
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ONE HUNDRED HUNGRY ANTS
Author: Elinor J. Pinczes
Illustrator: Bonnie Mackain
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One hundred hungry ants head towards a picnic to get yummies for their tummies, but stops to change their line formation, showing different divisions of one hundred, cause them to lose both time and food in the end.
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LOTS OF LADYBUGS! COUNTING BY FIVES
Author: Michael Dahl
Illustrator: Todd Ouren
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Introduces counting by fives by counting the number of spots on the shell of a ladybug. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.
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THE BEST OF TIMES
Author: Gregory Tang
Illustrator: Harry Briggs
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BEST OF TIMES gives kids an intuitive understanding of multiplication, encouraging them to arrive at answers on their own rather than memorizing the times tables. A child who can multiply by two, for instance, can multiply by four and even eight! Likewise, times six builds on times two and times three.With his common-sense approach, Greg Tang encourages kids to solve problems creatively, building both their skills and their confidence.
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Math Curse Hardcover
Author: Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
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Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes until your bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants. Can you make 1 good outfit? Then you start to wonder: Why does everything have to be such a problem? Why do 2 apples always have to be added to 5 oranges? Why do 4 kids always have to divide 12 marbles? Why can’t you just keep 10 cookies without someone taking 3 away? Why? Because you’re the victim of a Math Curse. That’s why. But don’t despair. This is one girl’s story of how that curse can be broken.
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The Multiplying Menace Divides
Author: Pam Calvert
Illustrator: Wayne Geehan
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Readers will put their division skills to use in this clever math adventure follow-up to THE MULTIPLYING MENACE.
After being banished to the Abyss of Zero, Rumpelstiltskin is back, and he’s stirring up more trouble than ever. Together with his sidekick, a witch named Matilda, Rumpelstiltskin plots his revenge on Peter and uses his magical powers to divide the kingdom into frogs. Peter and his dog, Zero, must locate the Great Multiplier and find a solution that will break the Great Divide before Rumpelstiltskin has a chance to combine the two mighty math sticks. Can Peter once again save the kingdom in time, or will it meet a green and warty fate?
Young readers will learn all about dividing by whole numbers and fractions, as well as division rules for equations involving zero, all while follow Peter and Zero on another adventure. A perfect mix of math, fairy-tale, and fun, THE MULTIPLYING MENANCE DIVIDES will get STEM/STEAM readers excited to solve each puzzle one number at a time.
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The Grapes of Math
Author: Greg Tang
Illustrator: Harry Briggs
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“How many grapes are on the vine?
Counting each takes too much time.
Never Fear, I have a hunch
There is a match for every bunch!”
Greg Tang, a lifelong lover of math, shares the techniques that have helped him solve problems in the most creative ways! Harry Briggs’s vibrant & inviting illustrations create a perfect environment for these innovative games. So open your mind-and have fun!
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