How Much Is a Million?
ISBN 0688099335 EAN 9780688099336 Harper Paperback (3 to 9)
WB Price:
$11.95
Ever wonder just what a million of something means? How about a billion? Or a
trillion? Wonder no more! With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical
Magician and a group of curious children, Schwartz and Kellogg join forces to
knock complex numbers down to size. A 1985 ALA Notable Book. 22. cms L x
21.03 cms W (0.19 kgs) 40 pages
Millions
To Measure
ISBN 0060848065 EAN 9780060848064 Harper Paperback (5 to 12)
WB Price:
$12.45
There are millions of things to measure . . . and almost as many ways to measure them!
Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is back -- and ready to explore the invention of length, weight, and volume measurements. After that, with another wave of his wand, the wizard introduces the world of metrics and makes it easy to understand the basic pattern of meters, liters, and grams. With Steven Kellogg's playful and delightfully detailed illustrations, measuring has never been such a blast! 26.26 cms L x
25.5 cms W 40 pages
Anno's
Counting Book
ISBN 0064431231 Harper Paperback
WB Price: $11.95
First there is an empty field. Then it is January, the
1st month of the year. All alone in the snow strands 1 yellow house. In front, 1
child builds a snowman. Behind the house is 1 tree and 1 black crow. Now, five
months later, it is June. There are 6 buildings in the field, 6 children
playing, and 6 adults working. One adult tends 6 ducks. Another drives a train
with 6 cars. From 1 to 12, through the months of the year, the town grows. More
houses and trees and animals and people can be seen - until finally December
arrives with all its wintery magic.Notable Children's Books of 1977 (ALA) 1977 Boston
Globe– Horn Book Award Honor Book;"Best of the Best"; Children's
Books 1966– 1978 (SLJ);Outstanding Children's Books of 1977 (NYT); 1988
Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children);Children's Books of 1977
(Library of Congress) 25.30 cms L x 23.98 cms W (0.15 kgs)
On Beyond a
Million:An
Amazing Math Journey
Dragonfly Paperback ISBN 0440411777 WB Price: $11.95
Professor X and his dog, Y, teach kids how to count exponentially by powers
of 10 (1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, etc.), beginning at 1 and working all the way
up to a googol (a 1 followed by 100 zeros) and beyond. Real-life examples
provide plenty of fun facts, such as how much popcorn Americans eat in one year,
or how many hairs are on a square inch of a person's head. Along with the fun
comes some powerful learning, as this unique counting book helps kids understand
our number system, based on multiples of 10. 21 cms L x 27.51 cms W (0.14
kgs) 32 pages
Can
You Count To A Googol
ISBN 0807510610 EAN: 9780807510612 Whitman Paperback WB Price: $11.95
You may be able to count to all the way to 100, but have you ever counted to a googol? It's impossible! In this fun book of numbers, Robert E. Wells explores the wonderful world of zeros and tells how the googol came to be named.
While you learn about place values and the names of big numbers, try to imagine what those numbers can do. How long would it take to toast 100,000 marshmallows? What does a million dollars really look like? How many trillion miles away is the star nearest our own sun, and how do we know this?
17.8 cms L x 26.34 cms W 32 pages
100 Math Activities Kids Need
to Do by 1st Grade
ISBN 0439566797 EAN: 9780439566797 Scholastic Paperback WB Price: $22.95
Provides 100 full-color, full-spread math activities that kids need to cover
by first grade. Includes reusable stickers. 27.69 cms L x 21.44 cms W (0.47
kgs) 224 pages
One
Hundred Hungry Ants
ISBN 0395971233 EAN 9780395971239 Houghton Mifflin Paperback (4
to 8) WB Price: $11.95
Hi dee ho! It's off to a picnic we go! One hundred very hungry ants hurry to
sample the delights of a picnic, but marching in single file seems too slow for
100 empty tummies. The smallest ant of all suggests they travel in 2 rows of 50,
four rows of 25 . . . and the division begins. One Hundred Hungry Ants is not
only a spirited and whimsical story, but also serves as an enjoyable visual
introduction to math.20.6 cms L x 22 cms W (0.13 kgs) 32 pages
Now
I'm Reading Math Madness
ISBN 1584761687 Innovative Kids (3 to 7) WB Price:
$28.95
Contains 10 "just right" books for beginning readers who are ready
to read on their own. - 10 high interest math topics from "finding patterns
everywhere," to "subtracting the disappearing cupcakes" - 40
colorful incentive stickers - Extended activities - Reading comprehension
questions.
Kumon
Number Games 1-150
ISBN 4774307602 Kumon Paperback 80 pgs (4 to 6) WB Price: $12.45
Use this book to introduce your child to basic math skills, especially recognizing and reciting numbers 1 to 150.
Kumon My Book of Numbers 1-120
ISBN 4774307041 Kumon Paperback 80 pgs (4 to 6)
WB Price: $12.45
Through a combination of tracing and recitation exercises, this book encourages children to practice writing the numbers from 1 to 9 repeatedly until it becomes second nature. While improving basic pencil-control abilities and learning the numerical order of numbers from 1 to 120, children are naturally exposed to the world of numbers.
Kumon
My Book of Simple Addition
ISBN 1933241004 Kumon Paperback 80 pgs (4 to 6)
WB Price: $12.45
This book teaches children to add the numbers 1 and 2. Through tracing and reciting simple numbers first, and then gradually shifting to addition using the numbers 1 and 2, children grasp the concept of basic addition without difficulty or anxiety.
Kumon
My Book of
Addition
ISBN 1933241012 Kumon Paperback 80 pgs (4 to 6)WB Price: $12.45
This book teaches children to add 3, 4, 5 and bigger
single- digit numbers in a step-by-step manner, enabling them to gain solid calculation skills without being confused about the concept of decimal places. Building basic addition skills is vital to later understanding the decimal system -- which is in turn the foundation of higher-level arithmetic. This book is designed to prepare children for school-level math.
From
One To One Hundred
ISBN 0140556435
EAN 9780140556438 Puffin Paperback (4 to 8)
WB Price: $11.95
In this ingenious counting book, more than 2,500 items are imaginatively arranged in a dazzling display of detail, color and inventiveness. Illustrations of people and animals introduce the numbers one through ten and then, counting by tens, move on up to 100.
Young Hoosier Picture Book Award Master List. 22.23
cms L x 28.65 cms W (0.16 kgs) 32 pages
1-100 Dot To Dots
ISBN 1402707142 Sterling Paperback 64 pgs
(2 to 6)
WB Price: $8.95
Learning to count, refining fine motor skills, and having a blast: that's what children will be doing when they complete these fun dot-to-dots. Each cute picture has 100 dots to connect, and youngsters will surely count along as they move the pencil from one number to the next. Nothing's tricky, because the dots follow one another in a nice, smooth, logical progression, not zig-zagging too much to throw kids off course. With delightful images such as a smiling seal, wild-haired boy, and beanie-clad dog, this will become a favorite with
pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
Dot To Count to 100
ISBN 0806984694 Balloon Paperback (3 to 8) 64 pgs WB Price: $8.95
Go higher and higher--up to the big 100, and then on to infinity! This is the exciting challenge older counters are eagerly waiting for. What's hidden in each dot-to-dot? Till it's done, no one can know.They'll all be a big happy surprise!
