Books with author Santana Hunt

How much flour does a cookie recipe need? What if you double the recipe? With this book, simple word problems encourage readers to consider the many ways math is used in the kitchen to make delicious desserts. They'll use math strategies and knowledge acquired in the classroom to solve each problem and check their work against a concluding answer key. Including four recipes that readers can make themselves or with just a little help from an adult, this volume is sure to be a hit with the culinarily curious and mathematically minded alike.

"Snacks can be as simple as a cheese stick or as complicated as ants on a log or chocolate chip cookies! Readers can try out four different snack recipes using this book and a little help from an adult as well as hone their math skills in the real world of their kitchen! Each recipe is paired with a word problem using measuring, addition, subtraction, and more readers learn in the math classroom. Written especially for young readers, each problem contains clue words and other achievable language to help readers solve it"--

"Soups can have meat and vegetables in them-but they can have fruit, too! Readers of this book expand their expectations of soup with four great, different recipes they can make with limited help from an adult. Each fosters independence in the kitchen and culinary curiosity, as well as helps reader apply math to the real world of their kitchen! Each recipe is accompanied by a word problem that uses skills from the math curriculum, including addition, subtraction, measuring, and more. A concluding answer key allows readers to check their solutions"--

"There are few people who don't love some combination of toppings on pizza! From pepperoni to pineapple, the options are endless-and fun to test out together! In this book, readers find four recipes for pizza they can make with minimal help from an adult alongside word problems based on the recipes. Including math topics covered in the math curriculum, each problem asks readers to apply their math skills to the real world of the kitchen. A concluding answer key lets readers check their work-though a taste test might work just as well!"--

In the 1970s, Asian carp were brought to Arkansas fish farms. Many escaped, and theyve been invading US waterways ever since. Through the story of the Asian carp, readers learn about invasive species and the harm they cause to native plants and animals. Examples of recent attempts at controlling the Asian carp population, accompanying fact boxes, full-color photographs, and maps help readers understand the extent of the invasion. An overarching theme of conservation and respect for existing ecosystems add to the main contents inclusion of science curriculum topics such as animal life cycles and food chains.

When the Constitution was written, some of the Founding Fathers wanted to include a provision that only those in Congress vote for president. Others felt it was important that the former colonists got to vote directly for their president. The Electoral College was the compromise reachedand its still how the president and vice president are elected today. This often-confusing topic is broken down step by step for readers. Simple, clear language and elaborating fact boxes target readers new to understanding the Electoral College system and those looking for a thorough but succinct review.

Understanding the water cycle provides a solid foundation for comprehending weather and even some climate change topics. It's also a part of many elementary science curricula and important for everyone to understand, even struggling readers. This book aims to bring all learners up to speed on the basics of the water cycle, from precipitation to evaporation, and includes fact boxes to provide more vocabulary and concept context. Diagrams and full-color photographs complement the low-level text and simply stated science information.

Within Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most majestic sites in the United Statesthe Grand Canyon. For adventurous road trippers, this national park is the perfect place to visit. Miles of hiking trails for visitors have been built around the rim of the canyon, down its steep sides, and even across the beautiful Colorado River. Readers learn how the Grand Canyon formed and about the creation of Grand Canyon National Park around it. Through full-color photographs of the beautiful landscape, readers can experience one of the natural wonders of the world without even getting in the car!

There are many steps in the nitrogen cycle that include difficult concepts and words: denitrification, prokaryotes, ammonia, and more. With the help of this understandable book, even struggling readers will grasp this cycle of nature. Low-level language, fact boxes, and an extended glossary provide readers with essential vocabulary explanations that allow them to further understand each step of the cycle. Full-color diagrams aid readers' comprehension as they move through the cycle from start to finish, and then around again.