Math adventures | Jefferson Township Public Library

1) The Big Buck Adventure

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One little girl and one very big dollar set out on a great adventure at the store. However, what seems like a pleasant afternoon of shopping soon turns perplexing as the challenge of her buying options becomes overwhelming. She doesn't know what to do. There are so many choices, but she only has one buck. A fun and perfect example of how we use math in our daily lives.

2) Sold!: A Mathematics Adventure

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Zimelman, Nathan

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A curious boy finds out what it's like to spend money before you have it. Can he somehow multiply the debt into a profit of millions?

3) What's your angle Pythagoras?: a math adventure

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Ellis, Julie

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Math adventures
Pythagoras Math Adventure

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[2004]

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English

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In ancient Greece, young Pythagoras discovers a special number pattern (the Pythagorean theorem) and uses it to solve problems involving right triangles.

4) Equal shmequal

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Kroll, Virginia L

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Math adventures

Pub. Date

[2005]

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English

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In order to have fun at a game of tug-of-war, forest animals balance the teams by using a see-saw. Includes nonfiction math notes for meanings of equal.

5) Beanstalk: The Measure of a Giant

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McCallum, Ann

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In this new spin on the classic tale, Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a giant friend. How can Jack and the giant do things together when they are such different sizes? Humorous illustrations clearly show their math problems and how they solve them.

6) Multiplying menace: the revenge of Rumpelstiltskin

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Calvert, Pam

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Math adventures

Pub. Date

[2006]

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English

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Ten years after being tricked, Rumpelstiltskin returns to the royal family to wreak vengeance using multiplication. Includes nonfiction math notes about multiplying by whole numbers and by fractions.

7) Zachary Zormer: shape transformer : a math adventure

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Reisberg, Joanne A

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Math adventures

Pub. Date

[2006]

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English

8) The Multiplying Menace Divides

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Calvert, Pam

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A ribbiting math adventure! After being banished to the Abyss of Zero in MULTIPLYING MENACE: THE REVENGE OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Rumpelstiltskin is back, and he's stirring up more trouble than ever. Together with his sidekick, a witch named Matilda, Rumpelstiltskin plots his revenge on Peter and uses his magical powers to divide the kingdom into frogs. Peter and his dog, Zero, must locate the Great Multiplier and find a solution that will break the Great...