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Books in Mathstart, Level 3 series

  • Earth Day--Hooray!

    Stuart J. Murphy, Renée Andriani

    Paperback (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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  • Shark Swimathon

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Cravath

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 26, 2000)
    The Ocean City Sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of the week, and every day they figure out how many laps are left to go. Swimming and subtraction are all part of the fun! 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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  • Jump, Kangaroo, Jump!

    Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'Malley

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 9, 1998)
    Kangaroo is back! In this story he and his friends at camp divide into halves, thirds, and fourths to form teams at field day. Readers will cheer on this rowdy crew of Australian animals as they swim, canoe, play tug-of-war, and have a good, goofy time. 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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  • Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do!: Multiplying

    Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'Malley

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Aug. 1, 1996)
    A surprise birthday party planned for a kangaroo by his friends provides many opportunities for the reader to add and multiply various things
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  • Game Time!

    Stuart J. Murphy

    Paperback (GREAT SOURCE, Aug. 22, 2000)
    Keep an eye on the clock as the Huskies and the Falcons gear up for their championship soccer match. Weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds--it's all game time! This Level 3 MathStart introduces the concept of time—from seconds to weeks—as two girls' soccer teams compete in an energetic championship match. 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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  • Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop

    Stuart J. Murphy, Cat Bowman Smith

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Jan. 5, 2000)
    Josh is the best collector on the block. And now he has something new to collect - rocks! Soon Josh and his best friend, Amy, have so many rocks they need to organize their collection. But how?Young collectors will be fascinated by all there is to know about rocks and about classifying - sorting and organizing objects by attributes like color, shape, or size. Grab your rock hammer and join the fun with this entertaining story by Stuart J. Murphy and lively art by Cat Bowman Smith.
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  • Hamster Champs

    Stuart J. Murphy, Pedro Martin

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 23, 2005)
    With a few blocks, a board, and a protractor to measure the angles, the hamster champs have built a ramp that lets them fly high! But will this stunt be good enough to outwit Hector the cat? 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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  • Less Than Zero

    Stuart J. Murphy, Frank Remkiewicz

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 14, 2003)
    Perry the Penguin needs 9 clams to buy an ice scooter -- but he's not very good at saving. As Perry earns, spends, finds, loses, and borrows clams, a simple line graph demonstrates the concept of negative numbers.
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  • Bug Dance

    Stuart J. Murphy, Christopher Santoro

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, Jan. 1, 2002)
    As Centipede tries to learn a new dance in Coach Caterpillar's gym class, he realizes he needs to know the directions right, left, forward, and backward to succeed.
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  • Treasure Map

    Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Sept. 14, 2004)
    Matthew has found a treasure map, and soon the Elm Street Kids' Club is off on a quest. The map guides them into a wonderful, magical world, but it's the real-life math skills of understanding distance, scale, direction, and symbols that will help Matthew, Sheri, Meg, Danny, and Jed -- with some assistance from Petey the parrot -- find a treasure hidden fifty years ago.
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  • Room for Ripley

    Stuart J. Murphy, Sylvie Wickstrom

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 25, 1999)
    Carlos pours cups, pints and quarts of water into his fish bowl, getting ready for his new puppy, Ripley. Readers can learn about capacity as they see just how much water it takes to make room for Ripley! 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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  • Dinosaur Deals

    Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'Malley

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 21, 2001)
    Mike and his little brother, Andy, are headed for the Dinosaur Card Trading Fair. They're ready to wheel and deal. It's, 4 Stegosaurus for 1 Triceratops, and 2 Triceratops for 1 Allosaurus. But can they get what they really want: the tremendous, gigantic, ferocious, Tyrannosaurus rex? The math concept of equivalency—understanding when values are equal—is introduced in this fast-paced story as two brothers try to beat the clock and make the ultimate trade. 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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