problem solving

Gives facts about the Tour de France bicycle race, such as how far participating cyclists travel each day, and shows how to use addition to determine further information.

Presents 366 quotations, advice, and affirmations to help readers face challenges, plan for the future, and appreciate their unique and wonderful qualities.

Real-life situations associated with shipwrecks and marine technology present problem-solving opportunities and show how math can work in day-to-day activities.

Real-life situations associated with jungle parks present problem-solving opportunities and show how math works in day-to-day activities.

Showing readers how to put math to work in their day-to-day activities, this book describes how to have fun finding information on maps for journeys over land, in the air, or on the sea.

Showing readers how to put math to work in their day-to-day activities, this book describes how to use number patterns in the selling of lemonade.

Showing readers how to put math to work in their day-to-day activities, this book describes fire fighters and their math skills as they measure the length of fire hoses and as they measure the volume of water needed to put out a blaze.

Showing readers how to put math to work in their day-to-day activities, this book describes recognizing 3-D shapes in skyscrapers, statues, and trees in Central Park.

Showing readers how to put math to work in their day-to-day activities, this book describes 2-D shapes in paintings, sculptures, stained-glass windows, mosaics, and tangram art.

When someone attempts to steal a famous treasure from the museum of mysteries, you must prevent the theft by using math to solve number puzzles involving number patterns, factors and primes, fractions, place values, and more.