All Aboard! (Math Matters) - Softcover

Skinner, Daphne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575652390 ISBN 13: 9781575652399

Publisher: Astra Publishing House, 2007

Synopsis

Discover Math Matters! With over 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.

Kit and Jay can't wait for their big train adventure! But if Kit won't stick to the schedule, how will they make it to the wedding on time? 

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! (Math topic: Schedules)

About this title

About the Author

Daphne Skinner is the pseudonym of an award-winning writer of many children’s books. She lives in Connecticut. Jerry Smath illustrated his first children’s book in 1954 and hasn’t stopped. He has illustrated over 100 books for other authors, and has written and illustrated 30 of his own titles. Two of those, But No Elephants and The Housekeeper’s Dog (Parents Press), were Children’s Choice Award winners. Jerry and his wife live in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with a dog named Molly.

Reviews

Grade 1–3—This fun tale allows students to talk about time and practice reading a schedule. As a grandmother and her two grandchildren travel to a family wedding on a train, a variety of experiences awaits them as they race around on a tight schedule. Colorful cartoon art adds a touch of humor. This easy reader lends itself to discussion of the importance of promptness, telling time, and ways of keeping track of it. While children may be able to read the story independently, the math practice might best be achieved by reading along with an adult. Additional math activities are appended. Children may even see something of themselves as the family dashes about trying to be on time.—Anne L. Tormohlen, Deerfield Elementary School, Lawrence, KS
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Edition details

• Publisher: Astra Publishing House
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575652390
• ISBN 13: 9781575652399
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Smath Jerry
• Number of pages: 32