"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a square, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making predictions."--

"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!
For the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, Bina is determined to make beaded bracelets for her brothers all by herself. She finds out which colors her brothers like and dislike and sets to work. Working with her every-other-one beading pattern causes Bina to discover something new about patterns—and her brothers.
Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures...

"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement"--

"Olivia and Mei have two cups of cocoa and three big marshmallows. Olivia gets one marshmallow, and Mei gets one marshmallow. How will they share the last one? Engages young children in the math of sharing equally"--

"Rafael tries to save his toys from his baby sister, Essie, by building a wall from shoeboxes, toilet paper rolls, and other household objects in this playful exploration of spatial sense and geometry"--

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!
Tyson is the youngest-smaller than his four older brothers and always trying to keep up. But when the family's pet gerbil, Swish, goes missing, it's Tyson to the rescue! Tyson uses his knowledge of doubles, triples, and sizes to figure out a clever way to reach his beloved pet. A playful exploration of proportional thinking, featuring an author letter about the ubiquitous nature of...

When Olivia, Mei, and Manny go apple picking, they decide to sort apples by color since they each like a different kind.

"When Olivia and Mei compare their footprints while jumping in the snow, they realize that one makes fewer (but bigger) jumps, and the other makes more (but smaller) jumps."--|cprovided by publisher.