Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Foot    5. Juvenile literature    6. Readers - Beginner    7. Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Anatomy & Physiology   

Subjects:  1. Arithmetic    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Juvenile Mathematics    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Mathematics - Arithmetic    9. Mathematics - Games & Recreations    10. Mathematics - General    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Science & Technology - Mathematics    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Concepts - General    4. Concepts - Sense & Sensation    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Readers - Beginner    8. Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology    9. Sound    10. First experiences    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Sense & Sensation   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Insects, Spiders, etc.    2. Berger, Melvin    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Science (General)    8. Juvenile literature    9. Nature - General    10. Science & Nature - Zoology    11. Spiders    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc.   

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Great for Why Askers
My 5 year old son seems to have fully entered the "why?" phase.Not only does he ask Why but How and When and....You get the idea.So this book has been great for our dinosaur conversations.We enjoy most of our books in the Read-and-Find-Out Science series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Dinosaurs    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nature - Fossils    9. Readers - Beginner    10. Science & Nature - Fossils    11. Tyrannosaurus rex   

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cute math story
Perry the Penguin is trying to save enough money for a ice scooter.He needs 9 �clams�.He has none.Him mom pays him 4 clams for triming the ice in front of the house.He decides to make a graph.He charts out the money he earns on the graph.Then his friend invites him to the ice circus.Perry learns that it cost 5 clams.His friend loans him the extra clam he needs.He has several more encounters for earning and spending his clams, always charting his progress.He ends up in the negative a few times.But in the end he works out a way to get in ice scooter. I liked the way negative nubers were introduced in the book.The pictures kept my son�s attention. Read more

Subjects:  1. Arithmetic    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Concepts - General    7. Finance, Personal    8. Graphic methods    9. Juvenile Mathematics    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Mathematics - General    13. Numbers, Negative    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Mathematics - General    6. Mathematics - Systems of Measurement    7. Measurement    8. Mensuration    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / Arithmetic    10. Mathematics   

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Sparks Interest in Octopuses at Young Ages
I checked this book out for my 4 year old (and 2 year old twins) since our booklist recommended it for studying the letter "o".We thought it was interesting and fabulous.We enjoyed the illustrations and the facts.We happened to have also checked out an octopus puppet with which we made up our own stories based on the facts we learned from the book.I found it interesting enough that I guess I hadn't realized that there wasn't a plot.I guess fact is better than fiction!

Octopus's Garden
I liked this book because I learned alot of facts.The pictures were really cool and I liked learning how they disguise themselves and how the mother octopus lays here eggs near her den where she can watch them.It is sad because she dies after the babies hatch. I recommmend this book for all ages.

some amazing facts, but visually dull.
Lauber's _An Octopus is Amazing_ is a decent introductory book on the topic, probably best suited to children aged 4-8.There are no photographs.The book is illustrated on each page with color drawings.The drawing on the book cover is indicative of the quality of the drawings throughout.It's a bit cartoonish.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile literature    5. Nature - General    6. Octopus    7. Science & Nature - General    8. Aquatic creatures    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / General    10. Zoology & animal sciences   

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A STELLAR review
This book is good for ages 5-7.Mrs. Pig was feeling under the weather so her family decided they would make her her favorite chili while she took a nap.Of course they put in too many ingredients and made a disaster.Nobody liked the chili. It was disgusting! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pigs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Cookery    5. Fiction    6. Humorous Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Legends, Myths, & Fables - General    9. Pigs    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs   

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Great Math Lesson
This is an excellent book and different method of sharing counting with students.Great for teachers for preparation of academic testing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobile travel    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Concepts - Colors    4. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    5. Counting    6. Fiction    7. Games & Activities - Travel Games    8. Games for travelers    9. Juvenile Mathematics    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile Travel    12. Mathematics - General    13. Travel    14. Travel - General    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General    16. Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Mathematics    5. Study and teaching (Elementary    6. Study and teaching (Elementary)    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology    8. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology    9. Science   

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they won't even know they're learning math
This book is amazing for children. I actually grew up reading this book, and I am now majoring in math. Anno's books teach kids the concepts of math, without confusing them with all the math words. This is perfect for small children, because they can easily understand the concepts in this book - like "Which of these things is not like the other", pairing coats and pockets to make a coat with pockets, different colored hats, etc. Don't be put out if your small child can't do arithmetic right after reading this book - it is not intended to teach arithmetic, but instead to teach the cognitive skills necessary to master arthimetic LATER. I say read it to your toddler, your elementary school children, your high schooler, anyone can benefit from this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Games & Activities - Puzzles    4. Juvenile literature    5. Mathematical recreations    6. Mathematics - General    7. Picture puzzles    8. Mathematics   

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There might be... but not in our solar system, says Branley
By relating famous hoaxes such as the radio broadcast of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds and discussing recent space probes to Mars, Mercury and Venus, Branley comes to the conclusion that there might be life beyondEarth... but not in our solar system. While he admits there may bepossibilities of life in other galaxies, he claims there most likely isn'tlife in our solar system except for what exists on Earth. This is anoutdated and inaccurate view. The goal of the series is to introduce basicscience concepts to young children, but the only concept I came away withwas very Earth-centric - none of our species could live on Mars, ergo,there is no life on Mars. Branley never defines life. In truth, we cannotassume "life" to be carbon based, requiring warm temperatures andsunlight. In fact, on our very own planet we have found species that do notrequire these things. Instead of writing "there is no life onMars," Branley should have written, "There is no life as we knowit today on Mars. If this idea is too scary for young children, perhapsthere isn't a need for a low-level book on this topic. At the least, thebook serves as a jumping off point for an interesting discussion. Theauthorial intrusion in the book ("People also say it's silly tobelieve there is life on them [other planets]. I don't think so.") isannoying and condescending. The writing is too simplified; children couldhandle more details than are given about the planets, the space program,and the various ways alien life has been envisioned in our culture. Theillustrations are a bizarre mix of simple brightly colored collage stylepictures and photographs. The diagram of the solar system is great, andwhimsical aliens decorate the end papers and many pages. A page of furtheractivities concludes the book. No works are cited, no resources for moreinformation are listed. A glossary, index and timeline would have beenappropriate inclusions. This book was originally published in 1984; itneeds much more overhaul than it received.

Realistic and Educational
This book talks in children's words about a subject that adults learned so long ago that they may have forgotten.The artistic side of the book keeps children entertained without taking away from the subject content.My fiveyear old loves this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Life on other planets    6. Science & Nature - Astronomy    7. Extraterrestrial beings    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Astronomy    9. Space travel & exploration   

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Lots of Adding
This book is better for second grade students and above for follow through activites.It was excellent as we counted together the school days activities in small increments for first grade.

It's About Time.... a timely book
This book by Stuart Murphy is part of his MathStart series.It covers time by relating the hours of the day to a little boy's activities: waking up, meals, going to school, playing, going home, story time, nap time, bath time, going to bed, etc.[If you are wondering about the early morning hours, they are spent frolicking with some friendly dream-monsters that dance and caper about.]
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Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Concepts - Time    5. Day    6. Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities    7. Juvenile Mathematics    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Mathematics - General    11. Night    12. Preschool Mathematics Skills    13. Readers - Beginner    14. Time    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

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Hats off to Anno
As a child I totally adored this book & I still love it now I'm older. The illustrations are charming and clear, and Anno manages to explain some really complicated concepts in a very simple way. The book teaches you how to make logical deductions in a series of fun, easy steps until by the end of the book you can solve really complicated puzzles. It's a real brain workout but fun at the same time - every child should have a copy.

A clever and challenging way to teach math concepts
As a preservice teacher, I used this book to write a lesson plan in mathematics for the elementary school level.This book even boggled mymind at times!Nozaki and Anno use hat "tricks" to developbinary logic and teach children the process of elimination.Kids willdefinitely feel a great sense of accomplishment as they begin to understandthe concepts behind the hatter's tricks.The authors' creative"Shadowchild" character actively involves the reader andchallenges him/her to figure out how the hatter is working his magic.Thisbook is great for recreational reading or teaching.Highly recommended fordeveloping critical thinking skills and integrating subjects at home or inschool. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Binary system (Mathematics)    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Cognitive Psychology    5. General    6. Juvenile literature    7. Logic    8. Mathematics    9. Problem solving   

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Your girls will love this book
There's something quite spellbinding about this book about Zoe, "The Greatest Gymnast of All." The illustrations are colorful andenergetic. The text (with simple demonstrations of opposites) is rollickingfun: "On and off, short and long. I do it all 'cause I'm so strong.I'm zipping, zooming Zoe." My 2 1/2-year-old daughter wants this oneagain and again. She even mimics the actions of the young gymnast as sherolls and flips. This book is a big winner at our house. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Concepts - Opposites    4. Geometry    5. Juvenile Mathematics    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Mathematics - General    9. Polarity    10. Science & Technology - Mathematics    11. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Opposites    13. Opposites   

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4 1/2* Round Up!
A group of coyotes wearing bright Hawaiian shirts (and a non-conformist in plaid) satisfy their mathematical and gustatory appetites in this clever "Mathstart" series book (Level 2; ages 6 and up).The Coyotes -- Clever, Cool, Careful, Clumsy, and young Little One--look out over the desert from the porch of their ranch.There are roadrunners everywhere, but no subpoenas. (The book judiciously omits crates labeled "ACME" label, or coyotes named "Wile E.")"'There must be hundreds of them!' said Cool Coyote." The coyotes separate to verify this, but Clever Coyote (after failing to catch a running roadrunner) claims, "I bet I can do it in my head and come really close."When Clever Coyote rounds the individual number counts to the nearest ten and adds them, his estimate is only two more than the actual count.In similar fashion, the coyotes compare their counts and rounded estimates of tasty grasshoppers and zebra-tailed lizards.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Concepts - General    7. Counting    8. Coyote    9. Estimation theory    10. Juvenile Mathematics    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Mathematics - General    14. Roadrunner    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

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Fractions and "Real Life"
This is a wonderful book for use with first or second graders. It covers 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 in an engaging way that demonstrates realistic everyday uses for fractions that young children can relate to. Animals devide intotwo groups for a tug of war, three groups for a swimming race and fourgroups for a canoe race. A great introduction to fractions! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Concepts - General    4. Division    5. Fractions    6. Juvenile Mathematics    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Mathematics - Arithmetic    10. Mathematics - Fractions    11. Mathematics - General    12. Early learning / early learning concepts    13. Fiction    14. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General   

Subjects:  1. Addition    2. Children's All Ages - Mathematics    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Counting    7. Counting & Numeration    8. Juvenile Mathematics    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Mathematics - General    12. Readers - Beginner    13. Science & Technology - Mathematics    14. Shopping malls    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

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"The Sundae Scoop" - a great book
This book is perfect for young readers. The pictures are highly detailed and they suit the story very well. The setting of the story is during a school picnic at school. The children along with Winnie decide how to plan the sundae booth for the school picnic. The children pick out which flavors they want to eat, and Winnie, the adult in charge of the sundae booth, maps out there choices they can pick on a blackboard. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Combinations    4. Combinatorial analysis    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Juvenile Mathematics    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Mathematics    10. Mathematics - General    11. Permutations    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General