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When her maternal grandfather comes from China, Helen, who is biracial, develops a special bond with him despite their age and language differences.

In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.

Two children catch fireflies on a summer night, putting them one by one into a jar until all ten are caught, and then they let them out to watch all ten fly away.

Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.

A Tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help his parents carry goods to market, but then he discovers that in spite of all he has saved, he still does not have enough money.

Several small worms use their varying lengths to measure the vegetables in a garden.

Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts.

The face painting booth at the school fair provides plenty of opportunities to count combinations of coins adding up to fifty.

Shows how different combinations of pennies, nickles, dimes, and quarters can buy varying amounts of jelly beans. Includes information on how jelly beans are made.

It's About Time-to wake up-to learn, to play, to read-to cuddle up in the blankets and to dream. A twenty-four -- hour day is full of great things to do! Endearing illustrations depicting things kids do every day make this an easy introduction to the skill of telling time, perfect for very young readers.

When a tiny chimpanzee is born prematurely at a Kansas zoo, and the mother shows no interest in her baby, a pediatrician comes in to care for the little chimp eventually named Jiggs. Readers can follow Jiggs as he grows from a wobbly infant to a wild and wonderful toddler. Along the way they learn about clocks, calendars, time lines, and other ways of keeping time records.

A lesson in simple subtraction is combined with the growth of plants. 10 seeds are planted but, thanks to one ant, one mouse, one pigeon and several other creatures, seeds go missing and plants get eaten, except one.

Sid the cat plays the pet of six different owners on Aristotle Street so that he can get six dinners every night.

A little centipede buys shoes to protect his feet but finds that they are a lot of trouble to put on and take off.

An illustrated introduction to counting and simple addition.

A series of rhymes illustrates different ways to count to 100 such as by adding the ten toes of ten children or ninety-nine train cars plus one caboose.

As members of a swim team do laps to qualify for swim camp, readers can practice subtracting two-digit numbers to see how many laps are left to go.

Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion.

On a midsummer's night the Marching Bat Band makes a rare appearance, its members grouped in formations that demonstrate multiplication from two times two up to ten times ten.

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 meaning of equal.

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.

Food is cut into halves, quarters, and thirds to illustrate how parts make a whole. Simple recipes included.

What is big? Join Douglas Florian and a decidedly big pink pig as they travel around town, across a continent, and through the universe, taking a look at things that are big bigger biggest! Bulletin Blue Ribbon Best of 2000 Award

A year in the life of a baby in Maine who is just like any other baby except that he is gigantic.

Comparing the world population to a village of 100 persons, the author reveals such facts as the languages of the village, how much each earns, if the person is literate, has a television and has enough to eat.