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Presents a lesson on the basics of fractions. The program uses simple illustrations and clear descriptions to help define such concepts as shares, whole, half, thirds and fourths.

Three cheers for the champions of the animal kingdom! These are the largest, smallest, smartest, and sneakiest creatures in the world. From the tiny bumblebee bat to the massive saltwater crocodile, these unique animals deserve a round of applause for breaking records for size and speed. By integrating math and literacy skills, this high-interest math reader makes learning fractions fun and easy as students are engaged in reading about amazing animals....

Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she absolutely loves visitors. Throughout the day, she welcomes a cast of hilarious characters, from a duchess to a dog trainer, until all the rooms are taken. It's a full house! But in the middle of the night, Miss Bloom realizes that something is just not right -- and sure enough, downstairs the guests are eating her cake. Readers will be happily inspired to do the math and discover that one delicious cake...

Take a tour of some of the greatest engineering marvels-bridges! From San Francisco to Sydney, these feats of engineering have a unique history waiting to be told. Learn about the engineers-and the engineering-behind the most famous and revered bridges in the world. By integrating math and literacy skills, this high-interest math reader makes learning fractions fun and easy as students are engaged in reading about bridges. With detailed images, clear...

Updated for 2020, this math concept book engages young readers through simple text and photos as they learn about comparing things in a group by more than and less than.

"Come along on a math adventure to discover how percents, decimals, and fractions work, what they represent, how they are connected, and so much more! This fun question and answer book has everything from facts and figures to simple and hilarious illustrations to help you learn how and when percents, decimals, and fractions are used in everyday life and how you can use them too!"--

This enticing title introduces readers to mouth-watering desserts from around the world! Whether its babka or baklava, students will learn that fractions are the essential "ingredient" in all baked goods as they are engaged in reading about the world's most delicious desserts. Students will build their literacy skills and math content knowledge with this high-interest, appropriately leveled math reader that features problem solving and everyday connections....

The light of the half moon Shines down on the half room . . .The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes--all just as nice as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With inventive flair, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures...

These pizzas have all the right ingredients. Pepperoni, cheese, and onions make a purr-fect pizza cat. Is it time for a clock pizza made of sausages and peppers? Count the toppings on these pizza masterpieces, then divide them up into filling fractions. Zesty pizza facts add to the flavorful fun.

Author Rebecca Wingard-Nelson makes fraction and decimal word problems a snap with this great book. Readers will learn all the strategies they need to solve tricky fraction and decimal word problems. Color photographs and modern topics help readers stay interested and conquer word problems once and for all. Free downloadable worksheets are available on www.enslow.com.