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Usha and the Big Digger (Storytelling Math)
By Amitha Jagannath Knight. 2021
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!When sisters Usha and Aarti look up at the stars, they see different…
things. Aarti sees the Big Dipper, but Usha sees the Big DIGGER. And cousin Gloria sees the Big Kite! Could they all be right? A playful introduction to geometry and spatial relationships, featuring Indian American characters and a note about cultures and constellations.Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.Circulo! Esfera! / Circle! Sphere! (Storytelling Math)
By Grace Lin. 2020
Now in Spanish bilingual editions--Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid in this board book series.Manny and…
his friends Olivia and Mei blow bubbles in this playful introduction to geometry. Manny's wand is a circle. Olivia's wand is a square. Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? (Surprise! They're all spheres.)The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers. Each book includes ideas for exploring math at home with your children, developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC Inc., under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.Too-Small Tyson (Storytelling Math)
By JaNay Brown-Wood. 2022
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!Tyson is the youngest-smaller than his four older brothers and always trying to…
keep up. But when the family's pet gerbil, Swish, goes missing, it's Tyson to the rescue! Tyson uses his knowledge of doubles, triples, and sizes to figure out a clever way to reach his beloved pet. A playful exploration of proportional thinking, featuring an author letter about the ubiquitous nature of math. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education non-profit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.The Monster Parade: A Book about Feeling All Your Feelings and Then Watching Them Go
By Wendy O'Leary. 2022
An engaging story that helps children work with difficult emotions by imagining them as playful monsters in a parade (ages 3-7).…
Watch as the anger monster passes and the sadness monster disappears--it&’s all part of the parade of feelings we experience every day. Instead of holding on to their emotions, kids can acknowledge them and let them go on their way. What&’s happening in your parade today? Here&’s the angry monster Headed this way It growls so loud But you know it won't stayMice on Ice: 2-d Shapes (Mouse Math)
By Eleanor May. 2013
Each read-aloud book in the Mouse Math series focuses on a single, basic math concept and features adorable mice, Albert…
and Wanda, who live in a People House. Entertaining fiction stories capture kids&’ imaginations as the mice learn about numbers, shapes, sizes and more. Over 3 million copies sold worldwide!The puddle is frozen and Albert can't wait to go mice skating! All the other mice are skating shapes. Wanda can make a circle, and the Mousely triplets can make a triangle. But can Albert make anything but trouble? Every Mouse Math title includes back matter activities that support and extend reading comprehension and math skills, plus free online activities. (Math concept: 2D Shapes)Why?
By Laura Vaccaro Seeger. 2019
For young readers who always want to know why? . . . especially when there isn't an easy answer. An…
ALA Notable Children's BookA Capitol Choices Noteworthy TitleTwo-time Caldecott and Geisel Honoree Laura Vaccaro Seeger weaves a simple story about the unfailingly curious Rabbit-- and his patient friend Bear, who always answers his questions. Bear just wants to water his flowers, but Rabbit needs to know: why? Bear is looking forward to a peaceful night of stargazing, but all Rabbit cares about is: why? As spring passes into summer, and Rabbit continues to wonder why?, detailed, lush watercolor illustrations encourage the reader to figure out the reason for each question. Over and over, Bear gives the best answers he can-- until, in the depths of winter, he has no answer to give. This simple story is a reminder that even when there are no answers for our questions, we can count on trust and love-- and sometimes, that's more than enough.A Mousy Mess: Sorting (Mouse Math)
By Laura Driscoll. 2014
Each read-aloud book in the Mouse Math series focuses on a single, basic math concept and features adorable mice, Albert…
and Wanda, who live in a People House. Entertaining fiction stories capture kids&’ imaginations as the mice learn about numbers, shapes, sizes and more. Over 3 million copies sold worldwide!While the cat's away, the mice will visit the playroom! But when all the toys come tumbling down, can Albert sort them back into the right bins before the People come home? Every Mouse Math title includes back matter activities that support and extend reading comprehension and math skills, plus free online activities. (Math concept: Sorting)Can You Find Pup? (I Like to Read)
By Vincent X Kirsch. 2018
In this easy-to-read, search-and-find story, Tate draws cats, bugs, and birds--but he never draws Pup!Tate likes to draw. He draws…
10 cats on the couch, 10 bugs in the garden, and 10 birds in the park. Pup, who craves attention, is never in Tate's pictures. Pup is very upset, so he runs away to join the circus. Tate misses Pup and draws many, many pictures of the dog to hang all over town. Tate and Pup reunite, and now Tate will always remember to draw Pup.While reading the story, readers can search for cats, bugs, birds, and Pup.A Junior Library Guild selection!Grandma's Tiny House (Live Oak Media Ereadalong Ser.)
By JaNay Brown-Wood. 2018
Chicago Public Library&’s 2017 Best of the Best Books selection"A fine addition to book collections about families, food, counting, and…
joyous gatherings" — The Horn BookThis sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma&’s family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids crowd into the house and pile it high with treats for a family feast. But when the walls begin to bulge and nobody has space enough to eat, one clever grandchild knows exactly what to do.From Father to Father
By Émilie Vast. 2018
From generation to generation, and with the help of matryoshka, a father traces his child's ancestry.Looking back at Baby's lineage,…
Father describes how long, long, long, long ago, the father of the father of the father of his dad welcomed to the family the father of the father of his dad. And so it goes, tracing Baby's ancestors through to the present day. Russian nesting dolls (matryoshka) illustrated on each spread get smaller with each turn. Each is a different color, decorated with animals, flowers, and other nature-based items.Circle Round
By Anne Sibley O'Brien. 2021
A circle of children ask others to join in their play and soon find out that inclusion is irresistible!From the…
author of I'm New Here and Someone New comes an inspiring new story of inclusion. One child in a park waves over a second child. Two children then wave over a third. Counting from one to ten, a growing circle of children see new faces outside the group and invite them over. Children of different abilities, ages, genders, and races demonstrate how easy it can be to expand your group, extend yourself, and welcome new friends.Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems
By Irene Latham. 2020
Fans of clever poetry and numbers rejoice! Nine is a book of nine-line poems called nonets, all about the number…
nine!Hey!Hi there!Love nonets?I'm sure you do.What are they, you ask?You don't know a nonet?Not even one little one?Actually, they're all the same size!They're poems, of course--and here's your first!Each poem in this clever collection is a nonet: a nine-line poem that starts with nine syllables in the first line and ends with one syllable in the ninth line (or the reverse). But these nonets go even further! Every one is also written with the number nine at its heart. There's plenty to love and learn: topics include the nine months it takes a baby to be born, cats' nine lives, baseball's nine players, and the nine-banded armadillo. Some feature history, such as the Little Rock Nine, the spacecraft Apollo 9, the ninth president; others explain idioms, like "dressed to the nines," "cloud nine," and "the whole nine yards." Explore these and more with nonets galore!Baby Pig Pig Walks
By David McPhail. 2014
David McPhail takes readers back in time to when Pig Pig, star of the popular picture-book series, was a baby.…
Baby Pig Pig is learning to walk. After a few rough starts, he makes his way out of the playpen and into the kitchen, right into his mother's waiting arms.Good Night Indiana (Good Night Our World)
By Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper. 2012
Indiana is artfully celebrated in this board book designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for…
the state's natural and cultural wonders. Rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while being gently lulled to sleep. These colorful pages feature a multicultural group of people enjoying the Hoosier State's iconic attractions and features, including the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Colts, and ice fishing.Come Back, Ben (I Like to Read)
By John Hassett, Ann Hassett. 2013
A house has a face, hills change their shapes, a rainbow reverses its colors, and a balloon takes a boy…
to the moon. The day is full of surprises! "Bye, Ben," says his sister as Ben's red balloon takes him up, up, up . . . past bees in a tree, a kite on the big hill, and a rainbow in the clouds. When Ben finally reaches the moon, he puts moon rocks in his pockets and comes down again. Now the rainbow, the hill, the kite, the tree, and the bees all wear happy faces. And it's his sister's turn! Colorful cut-paper-and-ink artwork holds humorous surprises for the observant reader. All objects have life and are subject to change, underscoring Ben's sense of joy and wonder. An I Like to Read(R) book. Guided Reading Level D.C Is for City
By Nikki Grimes, Pat Cummings. 1995
Here's Nikki Grimes's clever alphabet rhyme as a guide to a big city. From the ice-skating rink to the opera,…
C Is for City is alive with activity. Pat Cummings's vivid illustrations are filled with alphabetical items for which to search. An answer key is provided in the back.Hasta Las Rodillas / Up to My Knees (Storytelling Math)
By Grace Lin. 2020
Now in Spanish bilingual editions--Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid in this board book series.Mei explores…
measurement as she plants a sunflower seed and watches it grow. The plant starts off as tall as her toe, but soon it's up to her knees, then her waist, then her shoulders. How tall will it get? The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers. Each book includes ideas for exploring math at home with your children, developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC Inc., under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.Lia & Luis: Who Has More? (Storytelling Math #1)
By Ana Crespo. 2020
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!Twins Lia and Luís argue over who has more of their favorite snacks.…
Can the siblings use math--and a little sharing--to pick the winner? A playful exploration of measurement, counting, and estimation, featuring Brazilian American characters and a glossary of Brazilian Portuguese words.Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.One Tractor (I Like to Read)
By Alexandra Siy. 2018
With trucks, trains, planes, and pirates, this counting book is more than meets the eye. Guided Reading Level G. When…
one tractor in the grass runs out of gas, the backyard doesn't stay quiet for long. Soon pirates sail in to play, and the backyard races to life with airplanes, cranes, trucks, and trains. The simple rhyming text is paired with detailed illustrations depicting the young boy's imaginative games-- three ships full of pirates, four cranes building a city of sandcastles, five trucks zooming across the lawn. Readers can count along as the vehicles and machines soar, hoist, dig, and zoom in this fantastical number book. Young readers, boys partricularly, will love the trucks, trains, vehicles, and machines--and pirates--that spill across each page. The humorous and imaginative play portrayed in this book perfectly balances its emphasis on counting. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! For early-to-mid first grade readers, Level G books feature more complex storylines than prior levels, and a wider variety of structure and punctuation. Illustrations offer support for decoding the more challenging vocabulary words introduced.You See a Zoo, I See…
By Michael Downs. 2022
At the zoo, animals in action aren't always what they seem!When you're at the zoo, do you see scary crocodiles?…
Chimpanzees being silly? Look again! A young narrator makes the rounds of a zoo, pointing out that animals have special reasons for doing what they do. The crocodile is protecting her babies, and the chimpanzees are learning by trying new things. Animals protect, play, bathe, and communicate in different ways. Even the zookeeper isn't just a zookeeper. . .she's the narrator's mom!A picture book that challenges kids to think beyond their first impressions--in a warm and eye-opening read perfect for storytime.