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Books in MathStart 3 series

  • Elevator Magic

    Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Aug. 1, 1997)
    Explains the concept of subtraction through a rhyming text about a descending elevator
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  • Circus Shapes: Level 1, Recognizing Shapes

    Stuart J. Murphy, Edward Miller

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Circus animals and performers getting ready for a show form basic geometric shapes.
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  • Animals on board

    Stuart J Murphy

    Unknown Binding (Scholastic, March 15, 2001)
    Introduces simple addition through a rhyming text about animals being delivered for a merry-go-round.
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  • Room for Ripley

    Stuart J. Murphy, Sylvie Wickstrom

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    Carlos can't wait to get his very own fish, a guppy named Ripley. But first he has to make Ripley a good home, and that includes filling up the fish bowl with water. Readers will learn about cups, pints, quarts, and gallons as they find out just how much water it will take before there's room for Ripley.
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  • Game Time: Level 3

    Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Aug. 1, 2000)
    Calendars and clocks keep track of passing time as the Huskies prepare for and compete in the championship soccer game against the Falcons.
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  • Henry the Fourth

    Stuart J. Murphy, Scott Nash

    Paperback (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1999)
    A simple story about four playful dogs at a dog show introduces beginning readers to the ordinal numbers: first, second, third, and fourth.
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  • Rabbit's pajama party

    Stuart J Murphy

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, Jan. 1, 2000)
    At Rabbit's pajama party everyone is eating pizza, telling scary stories, and curling up in their sleeping bags. And what these friends do first, next, and last demonstrates the math concepts of sequencing -- the logical order of events.
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  • Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes

    Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Aug. 21, 2001)
    Captain Invincible and his intrepid space-dog, Comet, are on a perilous journey back to Earth!Throughout their mission, the fearless captain and his canine sidekick encounter asteroids, poisonous gas, and alien beings. But will their knowledge of three-dimensional shapes, including cubes, cones, and pyramids, help our heroes navigate past these obstacles -- and make it safely home?
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  • The Sundae Scoop

    Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Dec. 24, 2002)
    Lauren, James, and Emily are helping Winnie the cafeteria lady serve up ice-cream sundaes at the school picnic. (Winnie's cat Marshmallow is helping, too.) With 2 flavors of ice cream, 2 different sauces, and 2 kinds of toppings, they can make everybody's favorite sundae. That is, until Lauren spills the sprinkles, and Marshmallow licks up the caramel! How many different combinations can you make from a certain number of items? This important math skill is easy to understand in a story kids will absolutely eat up.
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  • The Penny Pot: Level 3, Counting Coins

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Woodcock Cravath

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Oct. 1, 1998)
    The face painting booth at the school fair provides plenty of opportunities to count combinations of coins adding up to fifty
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  • The Greatest Gymnast of All: Opposites, Level 1

    Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Sept. 1, 1998)
    While performing an energetic gymnastic routine, Zoe demonstrates such spatial opposites as on and off, inside and outside, and over and under
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  • Probably Pistachio

    Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Readers are introduced to the concept of probability in a story about a boy named Jack who has a day in which nothing goes right. Simultaneous.
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