Synopsis: Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really good. They participated in some of NASA's…

Synopsis: Earth Day is on the way, and Ryan, Luke, and Carly have a plan. If they manage to collect and recycle 5,000 aluminum cans, they can make enough money to buy some beautiful flowers for nearby Gilroy Park. CAN they do it? Counting the cans gives Ryan, Luke, and Carly -- along with readers -- a lesson in place value. And facts about recycling throughout the story will help readers understand how important it is to take care of the earth.

Synopsis: How tall would a pile of 1000 acorns be? And if those acorns grew into 1000 oak trees, how big would that forest be?As children learn about large numbers, counting becomes less practical and understanding these numbers becomes more and more important. In this playful and mathematically sound book, children will develop an understanding of how big, how small, how long and how tall 1000 really is!

Synopsis: What has 12 feet, three tails, and sits in a window? Three bunnies, of course! During their walk through the town, two children and their grandfather tell each other riddles about what they see. Full color.

Synopsis: Invites the reader to count the different kinds of baby animals found on each page.

Synopsis: Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the United States talking to thousands of kids. And you’ll never believe what they talk about: math! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day—to share a pizza, spend their allowance, and even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories about math—and if you read his books, you’ll start to see the fun in math, too.

Synopsis: Does a polka-dotted sock match a striped sock? Young children will learn about matching, an important early math skill, as a lonely striped sock searches the house for its mate. They will may even be inspired to practice this skill in their own sock drawers! Best Children's Science Books 1997 (Science Books and Films)