Books with title Math in the Neighborhood

10-year-old Liz Olson published The Neighborhood News from 1965 to 1966. Her newspaper captured the humor, meaning, and brilliance of everyday life in Sarasota, Florida. Today she lives in Los Angeles, CA.*“…here in Sarasota there is a little girl not yet in her ’teens who publishes a two-page “newspaper” called The Neighborhood News.… Residents of the area look forward to each Sunday to see what the youngsters have found to write about during the week.”— THE HERALD-TRIBUNE, 1965“The Neighborhood News is refreshing and shows the result of the natural, uncluttered, inexperienced writings of youngsters.”— THE HERALD-TRIBUNE, 1966“The staff [are] children… Reporter Liz Olson and Cub Reporter Bobby Olson. A neighbor, Jane Hyde, is editor. They gather and write the actual news items for their weekly and are aided in the handling of the little hand-printing press by friendly adults.”— THE HERALD-TRIBUNE, 1966

IN A NEIGHBORHOOD is a LIMITED EDITION title in the Tell Me, Tell Me, What Do You See? TM Series - a Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Recipient of the prestigious national Mom's Choice Awards in the Novelty Children's Picture Book Series category. UNIQUE, really FUN books! This educational picture book series was created by a Junior Kindergarten teacher and mother of three in a distinctive accordion-style format for preschoolers and children with challenges who are learning to read. Each book illustrates five concepts: action, feeling/description, color, number, and shape/size. They are reinforced on the back pages to provide an easy and enjoyable learning pattern to develop literacy skills for toddlers and beginner readers. Large, vivid photographs engage the child with their everyday world. Simple, repetitive black-on-white text enhances vocabulary and word recognition and appeals to children of all learning abilities. Children develop motor skills while having fun with the entertaining accordion-style format! Take-along size 5.5 x 6 fits easily in a purse, backpack, etc. Safe too! These books are printed in the USA with non-toxic soy-based ink and a non-toxic UV coating for spill resistance. BONUS! Two sticker sheets of the photographs in the book [10 removable stickers per sheet] plus an Activity Card included with each book. To learn more, please visit ReallyFunBooks.com.

In a book as beautiful as it is informative, author and nature artist Gordon Morrison reveals the diversity and abundance of life that can be found as nearby as your own backyard. As the seasons change, readers learn how the stories and life cycles of each of the plants and animal families in the neighborhood change too. Filled with lovely, detailed illustrations and overflowing with information, Nature in the Neighborhood invites readers to look closely and enjoy the beauty of nature all around them.

Maybe the first "How come?" question is "How come these books do so well?" And the answer is in how they satiate every boy and girl's insatiable curiosity about the world around them. Crack science writer Kathy Wollard answers those sneakily simple questions that ambush even the most erudite moms and dads. Like: "Why do apples turn brown when cut?" Or "Why do we get dizzy from spinning around on the playground?" Or "How can a fly walk up the kitchen wall?" The 125 questions are all derived from the experiences central to a kid's world—stuff that happens at home, in the backyard, at school, on vacation. There are the inevitable insect questions—"Why do bees die after they sting someone?" (the honeybee's stinger is barbed, and can't detach from the bee without pulling out its venom sac, a fatal injury). Food questions—"Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" (a fruit, in fact a berry). Science questions—"We used dry ice in our school play to make fog. How does it do that?" (Unlike water, carbon dioxide goes straight from gas to solid and back—when frozen as dry ice, it "melts" into fog.) And the classic: "Why can't we tickle ourselves?" (Tickling depends on the element of surprise—and the brain can't surprise itself.)