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This well-written series shows everyday life applications for math and uses colorful illustrations, pictures, and graphs to appeal to students. Each topic in the series is carefully explained for the target audience, with examples to illustrate points. Size of text and font is suitable for this age group with uncluttered pages designed so that text is set off with the illustrations, graphs, or drawings placed vertically. Key words appear in bold. Science specialists and classroom teachers will be glad to have these. The series is a nice replacement for those old, tired, unattractive books that may be gathering dust on library shelves. Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. -Leslie Greaves Radloff, Teacher/Librarian, Maxfield Technology Magnet, St. Paul, Minnesota Library Media Connection November/December 2010 Issue-- Library Media Connection Upper-elementary children sometimes struggle to understand the relationships between heat energy and temperature. Readers will have fun as they explore and apply their knowledge in this book. Real-world applications combining math and science are used to teach children about these topics. Each chapter begins with an engaging question that raises a child's curiosity about measurement. Students' problem-solving skills are strengthened as they solve word problems in the sections called You Do the Math. The book includes topics such as weather, Fahrenheit and Celsius units, and measurement tools. Children will find interesting facts in the Did You Know? sections. Students develop vocabulary with important words printed in bold and listed in the glossary. They will have fun trying the investigations that are interspersed throughout the book. The investigations are an enticing addition for children to learn about measurement. Each book in the series also includes a Find Out More page that lists other books and websites children can use to find more information. It's difficult to find books about measurement that upper-elementary children will read and enjoy! The series is concise, with detailed photographs and helpful graphic organizers.-- Science & Children

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