numbers

"This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for numbers 1 through 10. Each page has a simple sentence featuring a number or two. The opposite page has a bright . . . image as well as an illustration of the sign created by an in-house designer and simple, step-by-step directions" --Provided by publisher.

"Explores the superstition surrounding lucky numbers, examines where the superstition came from, how and why it has continued to affect people over time, and whether people still believe it today"--OCLC.

Ten fairies arrive at the park, ready to grant children wishes! That?s the magical, high-interest premise of this lively and lovely counting book. As readers count along with the inviting narration, they?ll learn new vocabulary with the help of text-supporting illustrations. The amusing story, as well as the rhythm and rhyme of the text, is a motivating way to provide opportunities for number practice and assessments of reading and math skills at an early level.

Superheroes?and math?to the rescue! Young readers are introduced to ten heroes with extraordinary powers to match the many dangers they face in this exciting volume, such as three scary snowmen, eight trapdoors, and ten threatening storm clouds. While they're engrossed by the high-interest topic, they?ll practice counting in each number-oriented rescue situation. Sentences are carefully crafted at the emerging reader?s level, while the colorful illustrations provide support for vocabulary acquisition.

Annoyed with his math teacher who won't let him use a calculator, twelve-year-old Robert finds help from the number devil in his dreams.

A boy wakes up to find a strange day where everything is even, his mother has two heads, and a field trip turns into a very odd ordeal.

A group of playful, frolicking bears helps introduce young readers to the math concepts of odd and even numbers.

A picture book about a boy who asks his mother questions about different numbers.

Presents the 2000-year-old-history of the square root of minus one, one of mathematics' most elusive numbers.

A young Christian in Islamic Spain flees C?rdoba and takes refuge in the monastery of Ripoll, where he is viewed with suspicion for studying the Arabic number system.