Children's Picture Books: STEAM: Math

Simple explanations of complex ideas for your future genius! Written by an expert, The ABCs of Mathematics is a colorfully simple introduction for babies (and grownups!) to a new math concept for every letter of the alphabet--from addition all the way to zero. Each page in this mathematical primer features multiple levels of text so the book grows along with your little mathematician--read just one line of text per page to start or linger on the longer descriptions as baby's vocabulary expands. This alphabetical installment of the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest mathematician. Baby University: It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind!-- Provided by Amazon.com.

"It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind! Written by an expert, Statistical Physics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to entropy. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about the second law of thermodynamics and why things tend to look more random as time passes. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adults will love, this installment of the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest scientists. After all, it's never too early to become a statistical physicist!"-- Provided by publisher.

An imaginative story involving three pigs, their travels, and tangram shapes to help them along.

A humorous story about disappearing monsters and descending numbers encourages young readers to anticipate what is coming next, in a silly escapade filled with friendly creatures.

2, 4, 6, 8, math with dinos is so GREAT! This Step 1 early reader will introduce the fundamentals of addition and the concept of "doubling." First there's one dinosaur, then two, then four... keep up the doubling and there will sixty-four dinosaurs before the story's through. The dinosaurs like to stomp and play, but they seem to keep multiplying. This math reader is a great introduction to the concept of addition and doubling.

How many nickels are in a quarter? Whose face is on the fifty-dollar bill? You'll find the answers to these questions and many more in this exuberant introduction to denominations, from the penny to the hundred-dollar bill. Catchy prose and illustrations that depict lots of different ways that kids can make money will help young readers appreciate what it takes to earn a buck.

This book looks at math at the train station, and includes chapters on counting, measuring, telling time, and shapes. The final page of each chapter ends with a relevant math teaser question for the reader, so they can put their own math skills into practice.

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Twins Lia and Luís argue over who has more of their favorite Brazilian snacks. The siblings compare amounts using measurement, counting, estimation, and finally weight to pick the winner. The solution involves clever math--and a little sharing.

Cece loves being an Adventure Girl almost as much as she loves science, which is why she can’t wait for her troop’s camping trip. Nature is full of science for Cece to explore! Along with her friends, her mom, and her dog, Einstein, Cece learns how to pitch a tent, set up a campsite, and document landmarks on the trail. Then thunder booms in the distance! Working together, the girls use meteorology and math to determine the location of the storm; engineering to build a shelter; and technology and math to calculate the length of the trek back to the campsite. After all that teamwork, Cece’s mom gives them an Adventure Girl surprise!

Lu and her friends spot patterns in their daily activities, including patterns found in music, weather, time, play, shapes, nature, math, and language.

He's a number-crunching dinosaur who chews on math problems as easily as he thunders through the trees. When his little sister is in terrible danger, T-Math even saves the day by using his measurable math skills. Is there anything he can't figure?

Albert is going to the Mouse County Fair! But when his best friend, Leo, isn't home, Albert decides to have fun for both of them. Double the fun!

A little girl starts with one little hamster, then two trumpet-playing sisters, and keeps counting past six slinky fish, eight playmates, and more--up to ten cuddly teddy bears. Anytime she feels lonely, this little girl counts her buddies, but can't help but feel glad instead.

When a puzzle in the kung fu journal introduces the students of Faizas Kung Fu School to the mystery of a lost healing medicine formula, they must use fractions to figure out how the parts of this puzzle fit together. It's not until they catch a thief red-handed that they realize they only had half the puzzle all along.

It's Stacy's turn to take care of her school's pet fish when somebody pulls a prank. The trickster dumped a complicated concoction of chemicals from the science lab into the fountain, and now the fish are in danger! Stacy and her friends from Sifu Faiza's Kung Fu school must use multiplication and division to solve the who, what, and when behind . . . The Fishy Fountain.

Somebody has stolen money from the soccer team. Everyone thinks Tom, the teams big bully, did it, but he says it wasnt him. Should Adam, Amy, Joy, and Sam believe him and help? They will have to figure out how much money was stolen - and also why! The kids work with dollars and cents to find . . . The Hundred-Dollar Robber.

Is what Adam and Tom overhear true? Is Sifu Faiza selling the kung fu school? And can they find a way to change her mind in time? All the kids get together to help, but they'll have to figure out a mysterious puzzle about hours, minutes, and temperature to find the unexpected solution in . . . The Kung Fu Puzzle.

At Sifu Faiza's Kung Fu School, kids learn to be strong and fast. They also learn to be smart, cool-headed, and honest. So Joy, Adam, Sam, and Amy are surprised when the key to the school is stolen--as well as all their kung fu gear. Now they'll have to use all kinds of calculations--addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division--to figure out the clues, follow the thieves, and find . . . The Lost Key.

After the fence gate is left unlatched, Amy's playful new puppy, Brada, escapes! The other kids want to help Amy and her parents look for Brada. But to find her quickly, they will need to figure out where she's most likely to go. They'll use what they know about where she's gone in the past--and probability--to find . . . The Runaway Puppy.

Seeking shelter from a storm, your troubles have only multiplied ... can you get to grip with numbers and Escape from Hotel Infinity? Use your problem-solving skills and mathematical knowledge to help save the day! Finding the answers will enable you to advance through the story, following the clues which are dotted along the way, and learning more about maths with every step you take. Following on from series one of Maths Quest, this is one of four new adventures that will help you develop your maths skills whilst engaging in a gripping and thrilling adventure!

Battle fractions with Superman. Conquer geometry with Green Lantern. Outwit the order of operations with Wonder Woman, and brush up on cutting-edge advances in technology and engineering with Batman. Math has never been so exciting! Learn about angles, grids, graphs, shapes, and more with DC’s most beloved super heroes. Practice multiplication, division, and fractions and even learn about coding, all while seeing how math can make it easier for super heroes to save the day.

This bright and cheery illustrated book for kids ages 5-7 breaks down STEAM subjects, like science and technology, into fun and easily understandable chunks. Join the STEAM Team to unravel the mysteries of the world: Find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from, how lungs allow you to breathe, and much more. The STEAM Team characters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) guide the reader through the book and are always on hand with tips, fun facts, and simple explanations. With pages covering living things, the human body, space, physics, geography, math, engineering, and chemistry, this book is a perfect introduction for kids starting to learn about science at school, or those who are just developing an interest in how the world works.

While most preschool-age children are not yet reading, STEAM Play & Learn is meant to be child-driven. The images, illustrations, and projects are meant to appeal to kids of their age and abilities. Let them be the guide as you explore the projects in this book. Topics include symmetry and how light bounces to create reflections with mirror mandalas, diffusion and capillary action with tie dye towels, structural framing and bracing with marshmallow structures, and electrical currents with salty circuits. Other projects include:
Color Mixing Lab
Frozen Goop
Sound Tubes
Citrus Volcanoes
Paper Bag Blocks
Egg Carton Geoboards
Pool Noodle Marble Run
Potions Lab
Balance Scale
Spin Art Tops
Marble Mazes
Tinkering Set
Pattern Projectors
Newton’s Cradle
Art Machine
Lime Light
The projects in this book fall into three difficulty levels: Easy projects require parents and teachers to do nothing more than set out the materials and offer a challenge to children. A few of the easy projects will need parents to assemble components in advance of presenting them to kids. Medium projects will require some adult assistance while the project is underway. Children should be able to complete some of the tasks while stopping periodically for an adult to assist in a step. Difficult projects are meant to be adult-led. This is an opportunity for parents to encourage their child to offer problem-solving ideas along the way, giving children a chance to help and make suggestions.

Meet Zero, a bubbly fellow who will dissolve you to nothing, and say hello to the all-action Units, who just love to measure. Get a load of greedy Multiply, a big guy who hoards numbers together, and stand amazed by mysterious Pi, who goes on and on and on . . . to Infinity! Multiply your number know-how with Basher’s unique one-stop guide to the building blocks of mathematics. Packed with top tips and memorable characters, this is an essential book for students ages 8 and up.

Math can show up in the most unlikely places! When the schools in Jeremy’s town ban math, all the kids cheer, all except his friend Sam, a self-proclaimed mathnik, who sets out to prove that math is not only important, but fun. Running parallel to the fictional narrative are informative sidebars that discuss the weird, puzzling, and amusing aspects of mathematics. Some topics covered are math in nature, art, music, magic and tricks, crime solving, and sports.

This playful preschool math activity book will unleash your child's curiosity as they play their way through 20 fantastic math projects. Each easy step-by-step activity is hands-on and practical to encourage budding mathematicians to use their senses. Look I'm A Mathematician explores essential math topics to get children prepared for school - the perfect math book for kids ages 3 to 6. Look I'm A Mathematician is full of activities to show young readers just how much fun math can be! Children will discover that math has a part in everything in the world and that they already have the tools they need to become magical mathematicians - a curious mind, unlimited imagination, and super senses. A great introduction to learning math, this book teaches kids the magic of numbers through play with number bugs, creating a hungry adding robot, learning about subtraction by playing skittles, crafting 3D shape aliens, and even making a repeating pattern fruit wand. Covering a comprehensive range of math topics, from counting and numbers to shape and size, and measurements and time, this is the perfect first math book for children. Every fun project features a mixture of bright photography and charming illustrations that support the easy-to-follow activity instructions. These creative hands-on activities support classroom math taught in schools.

The bears are back in this sequel to the popular TEDDY BEAR COUNTING. This time they take math to the next level, exploring graphing, estimation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and ordinal numbers. Playful rhymes and hands-on interaction make this book perfect for use with bear counters and other classroom manipulatives.

One of four books in an exciting STEM series for younger children, STEM Junior: Math covers 40 topics from the core subjects of math. Each topic is introduced as a personality who has plenty to say on the subject, while a STEM Junior character appears on each spread to introduce the big idea behind each topic. Combined with jargon buster panels and additional information presented in bitesize boxes, over 100 of Simon Basher's trademark illustrations bring fun, appeal, and humor to the topics. Basher's Stem Junior: Math will help give 7- to 9-year.

In this innovative book, Emma Adbåge encourages children to get outside, where they can have fun interacting with the natural world while learning math. Adbåge has created twenty-two outdoor activities, organized by season. Through play, children will learn about numeracy and arithmetic, as well as math concepts such as shapes, time, greater/less than, even and odd numbers, patterns and grids. The activities have simple-to-follow instructions and are accompanied by adorable illustrations that provide clear visual demonstrations. The natural materials required --- stones, pinecones, snowballs, worms --- are easy to find in many environments. Supplementary spreads introduce the numbers 1 to 10 and further explore addition/subtraction and multiplication/division, with simplified explanations and illustrated examples. Studies have shown that learning outdoors helps kids retain information and skills, and that physically active children perform better in a variety of subjects --- including math. This book could be used alongside other math coursework all school year, since the activities have direct curricular applications. While the thrust of the book is math, there are also science lessons here, particularly regarding the properties of nature and how things change during the four seasons. Many of the activities can be done in pairs or groups, promoting teamwork and cooperation. A list of activities in the back matter indexes the activities and categorizes them by the math skills they develop.

Our mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. We all know it's wonderful to read bedtime stories to kids, but what about doing math? Many generations of Americans are uncomfortable with math and numbers, and too often we hear the phrase, "I'm just not good at math!" For decades, this attitude has trickled down from parents to their kids, and we now have a culture that finds math dry, intimidating, and just not cool. Bedtime Math wants to change all that. Inside this book, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems to tackle—math that isn't just kid-friendly, but actually kid-appealing. With over 100 math riddles on topics from jalapeños and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, this book bursts with math that looks nothing like school. And with three different levels of challenge (wee ones, little kids, and big kids), there's something for everyone. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time.

This time, Bedtime Math 2 is getting personal and talking all about Y.O.U. Inside this book, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems to tackle—math that isn’t just kid-friendly, but actually kid-appealing. With over 100 math riddles on topics from missing socks and glitter to your favorite wild pet and how fast you can run, kids will find math isn’t just fun, it can be found in their everyday lives. And with three different levels of challenge (Wee ones, Little kids, and Big kids), plus a brand-new Bonus question, there’s something for everyone. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time.

In Bedtime Math 3, math and fun facts combine for one wacky and wild adventure! Now kids can discover the truth behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, Coca-Cola, astronaut ice cream, and more! These fun, mischief-making math problems aren't just kid-friendly, but actually, kid-appealing. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn't just fun--it can be found everywhere! And with three different levels of challenge (Wee ones, Little kids, and Big kids), plus a Bonus question, there's something for everyone. We can make numbers fun--and change the world--one Bedtime Math problem at a time.

A series of rhymes about animals introduces counting and grouping numbers, as well as examples of such behaviors as cooperation, friendship, and appreciation.

Greg Tang, a lifelong lover of math, shares the techniques that have helped him solve problems in the most creative ways! Harry Briggs's vibrant & inviting illustrations create a perfect environment for these innovative games. So open your mind-and have fun!