Santana Hunt
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Many Americans believe it is their civic duty to vote. However, in most elections, less than half of eligible voters show up at the polls. Readers are introduced to the many reasons why voting is an important, including how voting allows the voice of the people to be heard.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Soups can have meat and vegetables in them-but they can have fruit, too! Readers of this book expand their expectations of soup with four great, different recipes they can make with limited help from an adult. Each fosters independence in the kitchen and culinary curiosity, as well as helps reader apply math to the real world of their kitchen! Each recipe is accompanied by a word problem that uses skills from the math curriculum, including addition,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"How much flour does a cookie recipe need? What if you double the recipe? In this book, simple word problems encourage readers to consider the many ways math is used in the kitchen to make delicious desserts! They'll use math strategies and knowledge acquired in the classroom to solve each problem and check their work against a concluding answer key. Including four recipes readers can make themselves or with just a little help from an adult, this...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. While it only hears about 80 cases out of the thousands that petition to be heard, the court's decisions have a big impact. The most important job of the Supreme Court is to decide the constitutionality of laws and actions. This process is broken down for readers in simple terms that support their understanding of the judicial branch.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There are few people who don't love some combination of toppings on pizza! From pepperoni to pineapple, the options are endless-and fun to test out together! In this book, readers find four recipes for pizza they can make with minimal help from an adult alongside word problems based on the recipes. Including math topics covered in the math curriculum, each problem asks readers to apply their math skills to the real world of the kitchen. A concluding...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you prefer pasta hot or cold, with red sauce or butter, this book has a recipe for everyone! It also incorporates achievable math content straight from math curricula in the form of word problems that ask readers to take their skills in the classroom and bring them into the kitchen. With four recipes young chefs and mathematicians can try with minimal help from an adult, this book brings STEM into the real world, supporting the notion that...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Snacks can be as simple as a cheese stick or as complicated as ants on a log or chocolate chip cookies! Readers can try out four different snack recipes using this book and a little help from an adult as well as hone their math skills in the real world of their kitchen! Each recipe is paired with a word problem using measuring, addition, subtraction, and more readers learn in the math classroom. Written especially for young readers, each problem...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What makes a salad, a salad? Does it have to have lettuce? Could it have a bean or corn base? This book broadens readers' understanding of just what this healthy staple can be made of while using the four recipes as a jumping off point to practice math skills. Word problems based on each recipe ask readers to use topics from the classroom and bring them to the kitchen, including measuring, addition, subtraction, and more. Readers can check their...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Constitution was written, some of the Founding Fathers wanted to include a provision that only those in Congress vote for president. Others felt it was important that the former colonists got to vote directly for their president. The Electoral College was the compromise reached and it's still how the president and vice president are elected today. This often-confusing topic is broken down step by step for readers. Simple, clear language and...