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Books in MathStart 1 series

  • Animals on Board: Level 2, Adding

    Stuart J. Murphy, R. W. Alley

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, Oct. 1, 1998)
    Introduces simple addition through a rhyming text about animals being delivered for a merry-go-round
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  • Missing Mittens

    Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Jan. 31, 2001)
    As Farmer Bill tries to find the correct number of mittens for his various farmyard animals, the reader is introduced to odd and even numbers. Simultaneous.
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  • Rabbit's Pajama Party

    Stuart J. Murphy, Frank Remkiewicz

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 25, 1999)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This easy reader book introduces the lesson of sequence as Rabbit and his friends go about doing one activity followed by another until their day is done.
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  • A Pair of Socks

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lois Ehlert

    Library Binding (Paw Prints-04-09, April 9, 2009)
    None
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  • The Greatest Gymnast of All: Opposites, Level 1

    Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, 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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  • Bigger, Better, Best!

    Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Aug. 20, 2002)
    Jenny and Jeff are driving their little sister, Jill, crazy, and now that the family is moving into their new house it's worse than ever. Who'll have the bigger window? Who'll have the bigger bedroom? How can they measure the space so that they'll know for sure?Jenny and Jeff must calculate area to settle their debate. This simple geometry concept will prove once and for all whose room is bigger -- but maybe Jill can show her squabbling siblings that bigger isn't always better!
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  • Divide and Ride

    Stuart J. Murphy, George Ulrich

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Feb. 1, 1997)
    Young readers are invited to build pre-division skills and join in the fun at an amusement park, where eleven friends divide up to fit on a two-to-a-set roller coaster, the four-to-a-cup teacups ride, and more.
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  • Ready, Set, Hop!

    Stuart J. Murphy, Jon Buller

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, May 1, 1996)
    Trying to find out which is the better hopper, two frogs named Matty and Moe teach the basic math skills of adding and subtracting to young readers who also get to try out their problem- solving skills.
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  • Sluggers' Car Wash

    Stuart J. Murphy, Barney Saltzberg

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Aug. 20, 2002)
    The 21st Street Sluggers have a problem: Their team T-shirts are worn-out and dirty. They need new ones, but they have no money. How can they raise some? A car wash!The team gets to work. Lilly is scrubbing, Julia is squirting, Will is polishing, and CJ is kicking back and counting the dollars and cents. Pretty soon everyone is wet and tired -- except for CJ. But his teammates have a surprise in store for the master of the cash!Learning how to count money and make change are important real-life math skills -- but teamwork is the most valuable player in this sports story.
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  • Elevator magic

    Stuart J Murphy

    Unknown Binding (Scholastic, March 15, 1998)
    When the elevator goes down, the subtraction starts and so does the magic. Ben sees crazy things every time the door opens. Ride along as he subtracts his way down to the lobby, and decide for yourself if it's elevator magic at work. Full color.
  • Too many kangaroo things to do!

    Stuart J Murphy

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 1997)
    math
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  • Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes: Level 2-Three Dimensional Shapes

    Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Captain Invincible, along with his faithful canine companion Comet, must use his knowledge of three-dimensional shapes to avoid such dangers as flying saucers, meteor showers, and poison gas in order to make it safely back to Earth. Simultaneous.
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