Books in IScience Readers, Level B series

It crawls in the palm of your hand. It has big eyes, six legs, and two pairs of wings. What animal is this? Its a beetle, of course! One visit to a museum with an insect room shows you there are many different types of beetles. But just how many beetles are in the museum? In this book youll not only learn about over 5 types of beetles, but how to use different forms of multiplication to find out how many beetles are in the insect room! The concept of multiplication is introduced in various ways such as modeling, repeated addition, skip counting, using arrays, and creating multiplication expressions.

Nothing feels better in summertime than swimming! Do you like going to the pool? Many pools have diving boards and slides. Have you ever thought about how builders design pools? There are a lot of factors to consider. Fish like to live in pools too, but their pools are called ponds. James loves to swim and wants to build ponds for fish and ducks with the help of his aunt and uncle. In this book youll learn how to help James build his pools and ponds. Concepts include perimeter, area, and volume.