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Books in Mathstart, Level 3 series

  • Lemonade For Sale

    Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 18, 1997)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Elm Street Kids' Club decides to sell lemonade to earn money to fix up their clubhouse and they use a graph to keep track of their sales.
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  • Sluggers' Car Wash

    Stuart J. Murphy, Barney Saltzberg

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 20, 2002)
    The 21st Street Sluggers' t-shirts are worn-out and dirty. They need new ones, but they have no money. How can they raise some cash, and fast? By having a car wash! Learning to count money and make change are important real-life math skills, but teamwork is the most valuable player in this sports story. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.This is a Level 3 MathStart book, which is perfect for kids ages 6 and up. The MathStart series uses funny stories and colorful art to show kids that they use math every day, even outside of the classroom! Each book features an activity guide to have fun with the math concepts presented in the story.
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  • Polly's Pen Pal

    Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard

    Paperback (HarperCollins, March 1, 2005)
    Polly's pen pal, Ally, is 125 centimeters tall, weighs 25 kilograms, and lives 450 kilometers away -- and Polly is determined to find a way to visit her! A story of long-distance friendship introduces basic metric measurements to children.
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  • A Pair Of Socks

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lois Ehlert

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 19, 1996)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces pattern recognition as a sock searches the house for its lost mate.
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  • Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes: Level 2-three Dimensional Shapes

    Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard

    Library Binding
    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?
  • Sluggers' Car Wash

    Stuart J. Murphy, Barney Saltzberg

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 20, 2002)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When the 21st Street Sluggers, a baseball team, have a car wash to raise money, they learn to keep careful track of their dollars and cents.
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  • Earth Day--Hooray!

    Stuart J. Murphy, Renée Andriani

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Jan. 20, 2004)
    Earth Day is on the way, and Ryan, Luke, and Carly have a plan. If they manage to collect and recycle 5,000 aluminum cans, they can make enough money to buy some beautiful flowers for nearby Gilroy Park. CAN they do it? Counting the cans gives Ryan, Luke, and Carly—along with readers—a lesson in place value. And facts about recycling throughout the story will help readers understand how important it is to take care of the earth. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.This is a Level 3 MathStart book, which is perfect for kids ages 6 and up. The MathStart series uses funny stories and colorful art to show kids that they use math every day, even outside of the classroom! Each book features an activity guide to have fun with the math concepts presented in the story.
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  • Racing Around

    Stuart J. Murphy, Mike Reed

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Even though his big brother and sister tell him that he is too young to enter the 15-kilometer bike race that follows Perimeter Path around the park, Mike knows that he can do it, especially with the help of a friend.
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  • Lemonade for Sale

    Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    The Elm Street Kids' Club decides to sell lemonade to earn money to fix up their clubhouse and they use a graph to keep track of their sales
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  • Shark Swimathon

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Woodcock Cravath

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    As members of a shark swim team do laps to qualify for swim camp, readers can practice subtracting two-digit numbers to see how many laps are left to go. Simultaneous.
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  • The Grizzly Gazette

    Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 24, 2002)
    It's the last week of Camp Grizzly, and the campers are preparing to elect a mascot. Each day the Grizzly Gazette takes a poll to see who has the biggest percentage of the vote so far. Is it Sophie? Is it Daniel? Or could it be Corey, the new entry in the race? Corey's determined to do her best. But she's got to make up for lost time. Can she win out over Daniel and Sophie? No one will know for sure until the last vote is counted! A lively story about summer camp fun will help young readers understand both percentage and voting!
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  • Just Enough Carrots: Comparing Amounts

    Stuart J. Murphy, Frank Remkiewicz

    Library Binding (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009)
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