Math matters (Kane Press)

Series

Language

English

Description

As she adds up the items in the collections that some of her classmates bring to school, Kate tries to come up with a collection of her own that has enough items for her to share.

2) Count on Pablo

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Series

Language

English

Description

Pablo demonstrates how good he is at counting while helping his grandmother, his "abuela, " prepare to sell vegetables at the market.

3) Deena's lucky penny

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Series

Language

English

Description

While pondering how to buy her mother a birthday present with no money, Deena find a penny and follows a process of discovery about how pennies add up to nickels, which add up to dimes, all the way up to four quarters making a dollar.

4) The 100-pound problem

Author

Dussling, Jennifer

Series

Language

English

Description

Before he can go fishing, a boy has to figure out how to get himself, his dog and all his gear out to an island in a boat that can only carry 100 pounds.

5) Clean sweep campers

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Series

Language

English

Description

Eight messy bunkmates try to figure out how to divide themselves into equal teams to clean up their cabin at camp.

6) It's about time, Max!

Author

Richards, Kitty

Series

Language

English

Description

When Max misplaces his digital watch, he replaces it with an analog watch that he does not know how to read and finds himself late for everything.

7) Lights out!

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Series

Language

English

Description

Hoping to be the last person awake, a young girl keeps count as one person after another turns out a light in the apartment building across from hers.

8) The long wait

Author

Cobb, Annie

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Two friends try to estimate how long they will have to wait in line to get on the fantastic new ride.

9) Lulu's lemonade

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Series

Language

English

Appears on list

Summer Reading

Description

On a hot summer day, three children squabble over which ingredients and what quantities should go into their extra special lemonade.

10) Stacks of trouble

Author

Brenner, Martha

Series

Language

English

Description

Mike learns how fast dirty dishes can pile up when he tries to avoid washing them.

11) Where's that bone?

Author

Series

Language

English

Description

Jill uses a map to keep track of the places where her dog Bingo has been burying his bones to save them from being taken by Hulk the cat.

12) Who's got spots?

Author

Aber, Linda Williams

Series

Language

English

Description

When some classmates come down with chicken pox, Kip uses tables and charts to help determine if there will be enough students to put on the planned Holiday Show.

13) Carrie measures up!

Author

Aber, Linda Williams

Series

Language

English

Description

Carrie measures all sorts of things to help her grandmother with her knitting projects and then Carrie decides to knit something special herself.

14) Everybody wins!

Author

Bruce, Sheila

Series

Language

English

Description

When Oscar enters a number of contests he learns to divide both the costs and the rewards with his friends.

15) Henry keeps score

Author

Skinner, Daphne

16) Keep your distance!

Author

Herman, Gail

Series

Language

English

Description

Jen learns about closeness and the measurement of distance in inches, feet, yards, and miles when she has to share a room with her little sister Lucy.

17) Kitten castle

Author

Friedman, Mel H

Series

Language

English

Description

Anna uses household objects to build a structure to keep her cat's newborn kittens from getting underfoot.

18) Math fair blues

Author

Kassirer, Sue

Series

Language

English

Description

Seth and his rock band perform at the school math fair and are surprised to find they are one of the prize winners.

19) Play date

Author

Santos, Rosa

20) Slowpoke

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Series

Language

English

Description

Tired of everyone calling him slow, Teddy practices his running and keeps track of the time it takes to run to the school bus or the store as he prepares to run a big race.

21) Tightwad Tod

Author

Skinner, Daphne

Series

Language

English

Description

Challenged to spend twenty dollars in one day, a boy who loves money not only learns about bargain hunting and keeping track of his remaining balance, he also learns that spending can be fun.

22) What's next, Nina?

Author

Kassirer, Sue

23) Bad luck Brad

Author

Herman, Gail

Series

Language

English

Description

On the last day of school Brad keeps running into bad luck, but by the end of the day he realizes that there is always a chance things will get better.

24) Chickens on the move

Author

Pollack, Pam

Series

Language

English

Description

Tom, Anne, and Gordon learn about shape and measurement when they try to find the right spot for their chicken pen.

25) Grandma's button box

Author

Aber, Linda Williams

Series

Language

English

Description

When she spills her grandmother's button box, Kelly and her cousins try to sort them by size, color, and shape and they earn Grandma's gratitude.

26) Sam's sneaker squares

Author

Gabriel, Nat

27) X marks the spot!

Author

Penner, Lucille Recht

28) The blast off kid!

Author

Driscoll, Laura

29) Fair is fair!

Author

Dussling, Jennifer

30) Where's Harley?

Author

Felton, Carol

31) Super Specs

Author

Driscoll, Laura

Series

Formats

Description

On a family car trip, Molly uses mathematics to convince her younger brother that she has x-ray vision.

32) Too-Tall Tina

Author

Pitino, Donna Marie

33) All aboard!

Author

Skinner, Daphne

34) Mac & cheese, pleeeeze!

Author

May, Eleanor

Series

Language

English

Description

While campaigning for her favorite meal--macaroni and cheese--in the school's first ever "Lunch Election," Caitlin tallies the committed votes in her head.

35) The yum-yum house

Author

Walker, Nan

36) Ruby makes it even

Author

Harkrader, Lisa

37) A thousand Theos

Author

Houran, Lori Haskins

38) A fishy mystery

Author

Harkrader, Lisa

39) Let's go, snow!

Author

May, Eleanor

40) Otto and the new girl

Author

Walker, Nan

41) Project popcorn

Author

Driscoll, Laura

Series

Language

English

Description

The Communtiy Champs learn about the mean, median, mode, average, and range as they determine the best way to sell popcorn for a charity fundraiser.

42) The bark park

Author

Houran, Lori Haskins

Series

Language

English

Description

Lila and her friends are troubled when they discover the dog park does not have a bench for eighty-year-old Mr. Romero to use, so they decide to start a dog-wash to raise money for one, and learn about percentages along the way.

43) Think positive, Pippa!

Author

Daly-Weir, Catherine

Series

Language

English

Description