Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the United States talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, and even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories about math -- and if you read his books, you'll start to see the fun in math, too.
Four kids and their sidekick, Petey the parrot, run a sometimes thriving lemonade stand whose patrons include all kinds of wacky neighbors--even a juggler. They create a bar graph to track the rise and fall of their lemonade sales. Illustrator Tricia Tusa has imbued the story with her delightful sense of humor and has made understanding bar graphs a breeze.
One Saturday at the beach, Laura, Juan, and Sarah decide to have a sand castle contest. As the tide rises, the walls get longer, the towers get taller, and the moats get deeper. The friends measure their sand castles with spoons, shovels, and bare feet until Larry the lifeguard and his tape measure surprise them all.
Game Time Keep an eye on the clock as the Huskies and the Falcons gear up for their championship soccer match. Weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds--it's all game time
Roald Dahl fans will rejoice at the opportunity to bring their favorite books and characters to life. Five of Dahl’s hugely popular, beloved books have been adapted into winning plays for children. With useful tips on staging, props, and costumes, these plays can be produced with a minimum amount of resources and experience. Teachers, parents, and children everywhere will recognize Quentin Blake’s appealing classic cover art and will find these easy-to-perform plays to be a great source of entertainment!
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: GUIDE TO PLANET EARTH explores the wonders of our planet. Packed with illustrations, fun facts, and vivid photographs, this Nonfiction guide offers a thrilling adventure with Ms. Frizzle. Learn all about Earth with Ms. Frizzle and her class. INSIDE THE EARTH taught thousands of kids about our planet, and now the brand new Magic School Bus Guide series can update readers on a host of curriculum-friendly topics. Full-color photographs of the different parts of Earth fill this book, alongside illustrations of Ms. Frizzle and her class. Young readers are in for a wild ride as they join Ms. Frizzle and all of the other students aboard the Magic School Bus! Contributors: Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, the author and illustrator of the Magic School Bus books, have collaborated for twenty years, bringing humor and true kidlike curiosity to science and learning. BOOKLIST heralded Ms. Frizzle as "the wackiest, wisest teacher in picture books." Two Magic School Bus titles have been named SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Books of the Year, and they have won countless state book awards, from New York to Nebraska. RELATED SUBJECTS: Earth , Earth Science , Landforms and Topography , Discovery and Learning
Carlos pours cups, pints and quarts of water into his fish bowl, getting ready for his new puppy, Ripley. Readers can learn about capacity as they see just how much water it takes to make room for Ripley
