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Probably Pistachio
Marsha Winborn
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 25, 2000)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Readers are introduced to the concept of probability in a story about a boy who has a day in which nothing goes right. MathStart Level 2: Probability.
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Give Me Half!
Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas
Hardcover (Trophy Pr, May 1, 1996)Introduces the concept of halves using a simple rhyming story about a brother and sister who do not want to share their food
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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, G. Brian Karas
Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1997)Explains the concept of subtraction through a rhyming text about a descending elevator.
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Racing Around
Stuart J. Murphy, Mike Reed
Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-04-09, April 9, 2009)It's a long way around Perimeter Path! Mike's brother and sister say he's too young to compete in the 15-kilometer bike race. But if Mike just gets a chance, he knows he can make it all the way around.
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Animals on Board: Adding
Stuart J. Murphy, R. W. Alley
Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1998)Introduces simple addition through a rhyming text about animals being delivered for a merry-go-round
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A Fair Bear Share
Stuart J. Murphy, John Speirs
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 17, 1997)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Four bear cubs collect ingredients for a blueberry pie, counting and recounting them as their supply grows.
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The Greatest Gymnast of All
Stuart J Murphy, Cynthia Jabar
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 1998)Zoe zips and zooms around the gym. She's on and off the mats, over and under the bar! She's the greatest--in gymnastics and at demonstrating opposites.
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Coyotes All Around
Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 14, 2003)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A pack of coyotes tries to determine how many roadrunners and other creatures are in their vicinity, and while some count different groups and add their totals together, Clever Coyote rounds off and estimates.
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Dave's Down-To-Earth Rock Shop
Stuart J. Murphy, Cat Bowman Smith
Library Binding (HarperCollins, Feb. 1, 2000)As they consider sorting their rock collection by color, size, type, and hardness, Josh and Amy learn that the same objects can be organized in many different ways.
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Missing Mittens
Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 26, 2000)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Every animal on Farmer Bill's farm is missing one mitten. Readers can investigate odd and even numbers as they unravel this mitten mystery!
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One...Two...Three...Sassafras!
Stuart J. Murphy, John Wallace
Library Binding (HarperCollins, Aug. 1, 2002)At the family reunion, the Lumpkin cousins line up in order of their ages to get their pictures taken, introducing the concept of numerical order. Simultaneous.
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