Overview
Discover Math Matters! With 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5-8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math.
Gary wants a new soccer ball but doesn’t have enough money. With the help of his mom and her garden, he hatches a business idea to sell her flowers in the neighborhood. The catch? He has to help his mom buy supplies and pay for her labor of growing the flowers. Dollars and cents add up quickly as Gary’s mom shows him how to calculate his business costs! As Gary quickly learns, counting change becomes a challenge when one wrong decimal can change $1 into $10! (Math topic: decimals) With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award-winning Math Matters series focuses on a single concept and reinforces math vocabulary and skills. Bonus activities in the back of each book feature math and reading comprehension questions, and even more free activities online add to the fun!