Math matters (Kane Press)

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DeRubertis, Barbara Dussling, Jennifer Penner, Lucille Recht Richards, Kitty Cobb, Annie Brenner, Martha Aber, Linda Williams Bruce, Sheila Skinner, Daphne Herman, Gail Friedman, Mel Kassirer, Sue Santos, Rosa Pollack, Pam Gabriel, Nat Driscoll, Laura Felton, Carol Pitino, Donna Marie May, Eleanor Walker, Nan Harkrader, Lisa Houran, Lori Haskins Daly-Weir, Catherine

1) A collection for Kate

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DeRubertis, Barbara

2) Count on Pablo

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DeRubertis, Barbara

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Pablo demonstrates how good he is at counting while helping his grandmother, his "abuela," prepare to sell vegetables at the market.

3) Deena's lucky penny

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DeRubertis, Barbara

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While pondering how to buy her mother a birthday present with no money, Deena finds a penny and follows a process of discovery about how pennies add up to nickels, which add up to dimes, all the way up to four quarters making a dollar.

4) The 100-pound problem

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Dussling, Jennifer

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Before he can go fishing, a boy has to figure out how to get himself, his dog and all his gear out to an island in a boat that can only carry 100 pounds.

5) Clean sweep campers

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Penner, Lucille Recht

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Eight messy bunkmates try to figure out how to divide themselves into equal teams to clean up their cabin at camp.

6) It's about time, Max!

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Richards, Kitty

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When Max misplaces his digital watch, he replaces it with an analog watch that he does not know how to read and finds himself late for everything.

7) Lights out!

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Penner, Lucille Recht

8) The long wait

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English

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Two friends try to estimate how long they will have to wait in line to get on the fantastic new ride. Includes a page of related activities.

9) Lulu's lemonade

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DeRubertis, Barbara

10) Stacks of trouble

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Brenner, Martha

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Mike learns how fast dirty dishes can pile up when he tries to avoid washing them.

11) Where's that bone?

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Penner, Lucille Recht

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Jill uses a map to keep track of the places where her dog Bingo has been burying his bones to save them from being taken by Hulk the cat.

12) Who's got spots?

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Aber, Linda Williams

13) Carrie measures up!

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Aber, Linda Williams

14) Everybody wins!

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Bruce, Sheila

15) Henry keeps score

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Skinner, Daphne

16) Keep your distance!

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Herman, Gail

17) Kitten castle

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Friedman, Mel

18) Math fair blues

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Kassirer, Sue

19) Play date

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Santos, Rosa

20) Slowpoke

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Penner, Lucille Recht

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Tired of everyone calling him slow, Teddy practices his running and keeps track of the time it takes to run to the school bus or the store as he prepares to run a big race.

21) Tightwad Tod

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Skinner, Daphne

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Challenged to spend twenty dollars in one day, a boy who loves money not only learns about bargain hunting and keeping track of his remaining balance, he also learns that spending can be fun.

22) What's next, Nina?

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Kassirer, Sue

23) Bad luck Brad

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On the last day of school Brad keeps running into bad luck, but by the end of the day he realizes that there is always a chance things will get better.

24) Chickens on the move

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Tom, Anne, and Gordon learn about shape and measurement when they try to find the right spot for their chicken pen.

25) Grandma's button box

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Aber, Linda Williams

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When she spills her grandmother's button box, Kelly and her cousins try to sort them by size, color, and shape and they earn Grandma's gratitude.

26) Sam's sneaker squares

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With his brother's help, Sam figures out how to measure the size of the lawns he mows.

27) X marks the spot!

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Penner, Lucille Recht

28) The blast off kid!

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Driscoll, Laura

29) Fair is fair!

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Dussling, Jennifer

30) Where's Harley?

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Two children search their apartment building from the first floor to the tenth, but their pet rabbit stays one hop ahead of them.

31) Super specs

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Driscoll, Laura

32) Too-Tall Tina

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Pitino, Donna Marie

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Initially unhappy that a summer growth spurt has made her the tallest third grader at school, Tina soon realizes the advantages of being able to jump, reach, and step farther than her peers.

33) All aboard!

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Skinner, Daphne

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English

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When Kit, Jay, and their grandma take a train trip across the country, Kit learns the importance of being on time.

34) Mac & cheese, pleeeeze!

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While campaigning for her favorite meal--macaroni and cheese--in the school's first ever "Lunch Election," Caitlin tallies the committed votes in her head.

35) The yum-yum house

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Walker, Nan

36) Ruby makes it even

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Harkrader, Lisa

37) A thousand Theos

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Houran, Lori Haskins

38) A fishy mystery

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Harkrader, Lisa

39) Let's go, snow!

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May, Eleanor

40) Otto and the new girl

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Walker, Nan

41) Project popcorn

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Driscoll, Laura

42) The bark park

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Houran, Lori Haskins

43) Think positive, Pippa!: positive and negative numbers

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Daly-Weir, Catherine