Math and Measuring

Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens — and always counting on each other — children are encouraged to recognize the value of their community and the environment. A broad and inspiring vision of diversity is told through stories in words and pictures. 

A billion is a big number, bigger than a million. "It's written like this: 1,000,000,000 — one followed by nine zeroes." There aren't even that many hairs on your head! Colorful illustrations and child-friendly comparisons bring these huge numbers into clearer focus in both words and numerals enhanced by bright, cheery illustrations.

One hungry fox with two sly eyes is on the prowl…three plump hens had better watch out! Rich and colorful illustrations plunge the reader into a dramatic and exciting story set in a moonlit farmyard. 

The times tables causes third grader, Wilson, great anxiety as he struggles to learn them all the way through 12! This familiar fear, familiar classroom activities and friendships are sure to resonate whether they know multiplication tables or not.

Earth is surrounded by stars of which the sun is only one. Earth is blue “because it is covered by 370,000,000.000,000,000,000 gallons of water.” It has trillions of trees and millions of cities …. but “only one of YOU…” This imaginative presentation is enjoyable to read and may well encourage closer observation of what is all around.

How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Find answers to these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science. Cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological information.

Playful situations from familiar situations and activities make math come alive. Questions for “wee ones”, “little” and “big kids” as well as bonuses make this humorously illustrated bedtime book fun at any time of the day. It’s a follow-up to Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late.

As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead. He realized that many things in nature, from the number of petals on a flower to the spiral of a nautilus shell, seem to follow a certain pattern. 

 

Through infographics, illustrations, facts, and figures, readers will learn about the giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago, but that still captivate their imaginations: Dinosaurs. Discover some of the most fascinating aspects of dinosaurs through astonishing numbers:  the varying sizes and shapes of dinosaurs, timelines of when they roamed the earth, charts comparing the fastest dinos with the speedy animals of today, maps of where these giant reptiles lived across the globe, and so much more. 

The true story of four African American women whose talent and tenacity led to careers at NASA is recast for younger readers. Though necessarily brief, the unfairness of the segregation is presented in an accessible, age appropriate, and engaging way.

There are millions of people living in the United States, but the numbers are much too large to really understand, aren't they? With the help of a mathematical magician, understandable comparisons, and animated, humorous, and engaging illustrations, huge numbers become more child-friendly and downright understandable.

In just a second, a bat can make 200 calls, a black mamba snake can slither 24 feet, four babies are born somewhere in the world, and much more. Time takes on new meaning in this stylishly illustrated, provocative look at time and how it's measured.

As a little girl growing up in Tehran, Maryam Mirzakhani was spellbound by stories but she did not like math.— until she discovered the "stories" in geometry. Maryam became a professor, inventing new formulas to solve some of math's most complicated puzzles. And she made history by becoming the first woman—and the first Iranian—to win the Fields Medal, mathematics’ highest award.

Magic tricks and math come together, sure to engage sophisticated children. Clear explanations present how to perform the trick and explain why they work.

If you could hike to the moon, how long would it take? Just how many glasses of lemonade would you need to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool? If everyone on Earth owned exactly the same amount of land, how big would your yard be? And how much time would you spend mowing the lawn? Learn the math behind these questions in this funny romp through weight, volume, distance, and more.

Telling a story about pigeons should be simple. But what's a narrator to do when the number of birds keeps changing owing to different scenarios such as the presence of rain, insects, and even a cat. The story is told with a realistic, relatable tone and contains some simple math. 

Do aliens come from the stars? What is that twinkling out there? How long does it take for a star's light to reach Earth? Stunning photographs, computer-generated, and clear text present basic information about stars, sure to pique curiosity.

After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer and becoming a pioneer who changed the course of ship design forever.

In this hands-on science book, kids learn how to make a barometer, record their observations in a Weather Log, use graphs and charts, read the cloud and wind direction, and look to the sunset glow to make more accurate predictions.

A Siberian tiger cub born at the Denver Zoo is orphaned when he is just a few weeks old. Through photographs, narrative, and graphs, young readers follow the cub, named T.J., as he grows from a tiny newborn into a five-hundred-pound adult. This story about one tiger’s fight for survival that also introduces basic math skills.

Can the three friends — Eni, Hopper, and Josh — foil the dastardly principal to save the day? How can coding help? In this third installment of Secret Coders, information and adventure combine to create another exciting story.