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Yards and points are the lifeblood of football. As those numbers add up on the scoreboard and in the stat sheet, a whole world of mathematics is there to uncover. From yards passing and receiving to the averages teams have converting third downs, the gridiron's numbers are easy to explore while conveying important math concepts in the process. Readers learn how stars measure themselves against other players with rushing and receiving stats, and how those stats are calculated in the first place.

Basketball is a sport dominated by the stat sheet. Readers explore what these numbers mean and how they work together in this exciting book that pairs curriculum-based math with the basic rules and statistics of basketball. Basketball is full of ways to learn how numbers and athletics are intertwined in a fascinating and educational way. Students read about superstar players scoring points, registering assists, scoring the elusive triple-double, and how team stats and shooting numbers are calculated.

Math may have its difficult reputation, but with this book you can support curriculum-based mathematics while your students learn about baseball. Baseball is a game filled with numbers. Hitting, pitching, and fielding all come with a mathematical element that's essential to the game. From the numbers attached to the positions on the field to the progress of the game in its fractions of innings, America's pastime is full of math. Readers learn how to do math exclusive to baseball, computing batting averages and learning how the stats in the box score are calculated.

"Finally, a . . . book to read with kids that helps bridge the gap between what's being taught in school and how today's parents learned math back in the day. . . . [The author] uses her . . . math techniques to give children [a] . . . grasp of addition and subtraction that will . . . unlock their potential in the classroom"--Amazon.

This book uses four mathematical operations to describe the Vikings' ships and the Vikings' way of life.

A collection of bird-themed number riddles that may be solved using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

The Cat in the Hat introduces money, describing its history, minting, and saving.

One by one, ten flowers ask a fairy to turn them into butterflies for a night of magical flying, demonstrating to readers the different ways to group numbers to create ten.

Mr. Mouse is afraid of math, but with the help of Danica, readers are going to help Mr. Mouse learn how much fun and how interesting math can really be. Math is like a game, and Danica and Mr. Mouse are going to learn how to play it with illustrations, easy and fun explanations, translations and explanations of "new math" terms, helpful analogies, and plenty of jokes.

Explains the concept of subtraction and uses color photographs, word problems, and number lines to show how to solve subtraction problems. Includes an activity and a glossary.