Max finds out about adding and subtracting different amounts of money as he tries to borrow or earn enough to buy a birthday present for his mother. Includes related activities.
Mr. Day's fourth-grade class has a contest, recycling bottles and cans so that they will have enough money to buy a guinea pig. Includes four pages of story problems.
Liz the Whiz and her younger brother use codes, a chart, and a map of the backyard that matches a clock face to solve Zack's mystery. Includes a section with related activities.