Burlington Public Library

A sultan's daughter who loves numbers and riddles devises a plan to find the man who is best suited to be her husband.

Uses rhyming text filled with funny examples show what it means to subtract, also introduces terminology used in subtraction.

Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside "saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities and govenrments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded...

Introduces the rules and play of basketball while focusing on mathematical concepts related to the game, with supplementary side bars that challenge readers to figure out related geometry and arithmetic problems.

With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible.

Explains how math can be used in a garden, from measuring the area to predicting vegetable growth.

Included in this book are topics such as one-digit, two-digit, and three-digit subtraction. Readers will learn about estimating, regrouping, place value, and rounding. There is also a section on working with and using word problems.

Discover secret math and science tricks to creating art! This title introduces readers to the sciences with a creative twist. Math and science lessons are interspersed with optical illusion activities. All activities include how-to photos, easy instructions, and clear explanations.

On Sunday, Mr. Jenkins welcomes one pig into his pool, and as the week progresses, the number of pigs in his pool increases exponentially, too.

Explains how mathematical naivete can put newspaper readers at a distinct disadvantage. The author reveals the hidden mathematical angles of countless articles.