Books with author Linda Baker

Using a favorite hobby to become motivated to learn about the math concepts it involves is an effective way of capturing students interest and teaching them effectively. This book does that and more! This title will help develop the readers ability to convert measurement units, use reasoning to plan and budget for a meal, and learn about various careers in cooking. The combination of math and practical life and career applications will convince students that math is necessary, accessible, and fun.

"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun in the process and it shows in his prose."---New Mexico Historical Review

This volume, using colorful pictures and simple language, will introduce elementary school students to the concept of "fast adding," which is multiplication. With games and examples featuring adorable puppies and kittens, readers will have fun learning multiplication within 100, which supports the Common Core Math Standards. They will learn to recognize terms that will direct them to use multiplication to solve word problems as well as important vocabulary and facts about multiplication. By the end of the book, readers will be confident in their abilities to determine when and where to use multiplication concepts.

Accompanied by vibrant color pictures of adorable puppies and kittens, this book will capture the interest of elementary school students. Beginning with 'Words to Know' and continuing on to explain what division is and its relationship to subtraction and multiplication, readers will learn division within 100, supporting the Common Core Math Standards, and have fun at the same time. They will learn to recognize words that will lead them to use the operation of division to solve real-life math problems and feel confident about their ability to understand and implement division concepts.

There's magic in the woods. For thousands of years the elves have lived alongside humans, keeping their existence a secret. The Elf Chronicles describes their stories and the adventures they've had interacting with humans. Read the story of how one human named Tom helped save an entire Elf village from destruction and chose to spend his life among the Elves. Learn how Elves see humans and what would happen if they were to live a human life for three days. See how the Elves spend their days caring for the forest and the adventures they have encountered along the way.