About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060267674

ISBN-139780060267674

eBay Product ID (ePID)804136

Product Key Features

Book TitleBest Vacation Ever

Number of Pages40 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Topicconcepts / Counting & Numbers, General

Publication Year1997

IllustratorWestcott, Nadine Bernard, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorStuart J. Murphy

Book SeriesMathstart 2 Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight13.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN95-041191

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromFirst Grade

Series Volume Number1

Grade ToUP

SynopsisThis busy family needs a vacation, but they don't know where to go. Mom and Dad want peace and quiet. Grandma wants to go somewhere hot. Fluffer wants to go somewhere that pets can go, too! The pig-tailed narrator gathers all this data and makes a chart to help determine the perfect vacation destination. Learning math is fun when a vacation is the answer!, This busy family needs a vacation, but they don't know where to go. Mom and Dad want peace and quiet. Grandma wants to go somewhere hot. Fluffer wants to go somewhere that pets can go, too The pig-tailed narrator gathers all this data and makes a chart to help determine the perfect vacation destination. Learning math is fun when a vacation is the answer, Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series! The Best Vacation Ever is perfect for teaching data collection to first, second, and third graders. The family needs a break. Everybody's always so busy. But where should they go? A very smart and practical little girl asks some key questions and charts the answers. Mom wants to go someplace quiet and cool. Grandma and brother Charlie are looking for fun. And everybody but Dad wants Fluffer the cat to come along. Is there any place that'll make everyone happy? Kids will love the story and the funny illustrations by Bernard Westcott. Parents and other educators will love how the story and pictures make understanding comparisons a breeze--as well as the concrete examples of how math works! The book contains activities for adults to do with kids to extend math into their own lives! Math = Fun! MathStart is an award-winning series by Stuart J. Murphy that teaches math through stories and visual models. Young readers find the stories engaging and relatable, because each story revolves around practical applications of the math concept being presented and features lively art from top-notch illustrators. Charts and other visual representations help children understand how the math works and promote deeper comprehension. This unique combination of stories, illustrations, and visual models helps teachers and parents in the teaching of math and provides all children with the opportunity to succeed. The 63-book series is divided into three levels with 21 books in each. The math concepts taught in MathStart books conform to state and national standards. Level 1 is Pre-K-Kindergarten; Level 2 is Grades 1-3; Level 3 is Grades 2-4. The series follows math topics across grades so there is a foundational path to learning that runs through the levels.