New Releases by David A Adler

Math booster author David A. Adler and artist Ed Miller make pie charts easy-as-pie charts with this fun and vibrantly illustrated guide to data collection. For students, STEM topics don’t always feel like a walk in the park. But what if they were more like a day at the fair? Follow Janet and Ben from the Ferris Wheel to the carousel as they use graphs and data collection to make decisions about their day. This is the sixteenth book in this duo’s math picture book series. Combining elements of a graphic story with engaging and accessible nonfiction text, David A. Adler combines his well-established STEM know-how with Edward Miller’s vibrant, high contrast art to take young readers on a wild ride through the world of bar graphs, pictographs, pie charts, and more!

Perfect for Kindergarteners, a brightly illustrated and interactive math workbook from brilliant teacher and author David A. Adler. Reinforce basic math skills while having fun in this curriculum-targeted practice workbook. DOZEN OF ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE SKILLS: The workbook covers writing numbers, counting, addition, subtraction, shapes, and more! FROM A TEACHER: A former math teacher, David A. Adler is America’s foremost author of math books for children with books like Money Math, Telling Time, and Circles CURRICULUM ALIGNED: Designed to mirror the kindergarten math curriculum whilereinforcing basic skills. All materials are compatible with common core state standards. FULL-COLOR ART: Bright, bold illustrations of adorable frogs, cupcakes, starfish, andmore keep kids learning CERTIFICATE: there’s a certificate of completion at the end so students can take pridein all they’ve learned.

Mo may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest basketball player, but he won''t let that stop him from playing! This Step 2 reader from Geisel Award winner David Adler is now in Step into Reading! Mo''s latest obsession is basketball. He''s determined to learn how to pass, but as the shortest member of the team, he can''t seem to launch the ball high enough. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game? Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

A group of young space travelers can''t wait for their pizza party later, but how many hours away is dinner? What are hours anyway? Readers follow along as a loveable crew of kid astronauts and their Martain friends go about their daily routine, exploring the differences between seconds, minutes, and hours; what A.M. and P.M. mean; and how to tell time on both digital and analog clocks. Ten seconds to liftoff! Are you ready? Veteran children''s nonfiction author David Adler incorporates math concepts, such as addition and subtraction, into this fun narrative with problem-solving exercises for readers to tackle at their own pace. Edward Miller''s vibrant cartoon art depicts the happy group of friends embarking on space walks, working together on projects, and settling in for bed. The sixteenth book in Alder and Miller''s math picture book series, this title is perfect for enthusiastic learners or kids who may need a little extra support in mastering this essential life skill. A glossary explains time zones, daylight savings time, and more. An out-of-this-world STEM book.

"...school and public librarians will want to include this in their collections. The audio version...will be in great demand." - School Library Journal

"This presentation of the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States is a good starting point for children beginning history studies and biographies." - School Library Journal

"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is embellished with soft background music and sound effects that are picked up from the details in the lively, quaint illustrations in the accompanying book." -AudioFile

"Gail Nelson is an unobtrusive narrator who lets Harriet Tubman''s deeds and personality speak for themselves. And speak they do!" - AudioFile

"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Magazine

"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist

A package with simple language and detailed drawings conveys information about the life and accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson.

"Teachers will welcome [this treatment of]...a simple, clear biography of Rosa Parks...The male narrator reads clearly and unemotionally, presenting the facts as Adler reports them...A good addition to collections." - School Library Journal

"...A worthwhile and significant addition to any elementary collection." - School Library Journal

"The narrator, reading with clarity and precision, tells the well-known story of the Jewish girl and her family who hid during the Holocaust...[This] high-quality read-along...[is] excellent for school and public libraries." - Booklist

"Adler, a prolific children''s book author, has done a good job describing the trajectory of Douglass''s life as he moved from being a slave himself to being a freer of slaves and a tireless civil rights activist. Narrator Charles Turner, who has a deep and resonant voice, uses just the right matter-of-fact yet serious tones that won''t overwhelm young listeners but will make an impression on them." -AudioFile

This primer on money will change how you see addition and subtraction. What can a handful of coins get you? Well, it depends on how many you''ve got. . . . and what they are. In this fun introduction to American currency, a variety of past presidents introduce themselves and their denominations. You''ll learn who''s on each coin and bill, and what they''re worth-- and how many of one it takes to add up to another. Dollars, cents, and decimals are explained in accessible, kid-friendly language, with tons of examples and try-it-yourself problems and activities. The mathematical concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division become hands-on in this innovative math book from trusted duo David A. Adler and Edward Miller, whose award-winning collaborations have been helping students tackle complicated problems for years. After reading Money Math, kids will be confident with their pocket change! A Junior Library Guild Selection

You had better not monkey around when it comes to place value. The monkeys in this book can tell you why! As they bake the biggest banana cupcake ever, they need to get the amounts in the recipe correct. There’s a big difference between 216 eggs and 621 eggs. Place value is the key to keeping the numbers straight. Using humorous art, easy-to-follow charts and clear explanations, this book presents the basic facts about place value while inserting some amusing monkey business.

"Mo Jackson is excited for his baseball game, but Coach Marie tells him he is batting last and playing right field, again. Will Mo ever get a hit?"--

The latest installment in the beloved Cam Jansen mystery chapter book series from David A. Adler! Aunt Molly has entered a joke-telling contest at a local comedy club and Cam, her best friend Eric, and Mr. Jansen are in the audience to watch her perform. The prizes are exciting, but the competition is stiff —there’s a prop comic, a knock-knock joker, and more! As the show starts, Cam notices that one of the prizes, an engraved silver plate, has disappeared. Suddenly, everyone in the club becomes a suspect. Can Cam solve the mystery of the missing prize or will she be laughed out of the Joke House?

How many simple machines do you use every day? Probably more than you realize! Machines make work easier— helping break things apart, lift heavy objects, and change the power and direction of force applied to them. In this accessible picture book, celebrated nonfiction author David A. Adler outlines different types of simple machines—wedges, wheels, levers, pulleys, and more—and gives common examples of how we use them every day. Anna Raff''s bright illustrations show how simple machines work—and add a dose of fun and humor, too. Two appealing kids and their comical cat use machines to ride see-saws, turn knobs, and even eat apples. Perfect for classrooms or for budding engineers to read on their own, Simple Machines uses clear, simple language to introduce important mechanical vocabulary, and easy-to-understand examples to illustrate how we use machines to solve all kinds of problems. Don''t miss David A. Adler and Anna Raff''s other science collaborations—including Light Waves; Magnets Push, Magnets Pull; and Things That Float and Things That Don''t.

Would you rather eat 1/4 of a pizza or 1/8 of a pizza? Find 3/4 of a dollar or 1/10 of a dollar? Confused? You don''t have to be! Fractions are made easy in this simple and hands-on math concept book. You''ll learn what the top and bottom numbers are called, and what they mean. You will also find out how to recognize and compare different fractions. Just follow the clear instructions and you will learn the most important thing of all -- that fractions can be fun!

"Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a ''butterfingers'' who''s too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo''s coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo''s little size into a big win for the Robins"--

Detective Jeffrey Bones and Grandpa visit Grandpa''s friend Sally--the best apple pie baker around. Today, she''s practicing for the Best Pie Contest held at the county fair. But when it''s finally time to eat the pies, they are nowhere to be found--not in the oven, on the counter top, or on the table. Did Sally''s dog Oliver eat them? Detective Jeffrey Bones is on the case!

Cam, her best friend, Eric, and her aunt Molly win two goldfish at the local fair. When the goldfish go missing, Cam must use her amazing photographic memory to solve the mystery.

Eric''s Grandma Minnie and Grandpa Max keep hearing someone knock at their door, night and day, but find no one there, so Cam tries to solve the mystery using her amazing memory.

Grab your jumbo popcorn—you''re invited to the premiere of a 3-D movie, all about those three dimensions! Trusted math picture book duo David A. Adler and Ed Miller tackle the differences between two- and three-dimensional objects in their signature bright and kid-friendly way. Explaining length, width, and height-- and all the different ways we represent those figures-- Adler shows how changing the dimensions of an object affects its size. . . . with some help from a cast of funny, friendly movie monsters. Explaining key vocabulary in simple text and offering numerous concrete examples and sample math problems with included solutions, Perimeter, Area, and Volume is a perfect introduction to two- and three-dimensional geometry. The star-studded cast of monsters will help you calculate the perimeter of the set, the area of the movie screen, and the volume of your box of popcorn. Learning about dimensions has never been so entertaining!

With bright illustrations and clear, kid-friendly language, this book introduces one of the most basic geometric shapes to young readers. Formed of three sides and three angles, triangles are everywhere—especially on the pages of this book, where two kids and their robot friend assemble a brand-new bot from different types and sizes of triangles. This title defines important geometry vocabulary in simple, accessible terms, reinforcing the text with illustrations of the different types of and relationships between triangles. Activities on identifying, measuring, and comparing angles help readers understand these important ideas. Drawing on his years of experience teaching math, David Adler''s text thoroughly introduces fundamental mathematical concepts. Colorfully illustrated by nonfiction veteran Ed Miller, this book is perfect for readers just beginning to study shapes and geometry.

Here''s a fact: My new friend Calvin Waffle is 100% Weird Danny Cohen and Calvin Waffle are two very different kids. Danny likes playing baseball; Calvin enjoys strange experiments. Danny follows the rules at school; Calvin tries to drive his teacher crazy. Danny and Calvin decide to team up for the big jelly bean experiment. Will it lead to trouble? Maybe. Will they have fun trying? You can count on it.

It''s up to Cam to solve this disappearing act! Aunt Molly takes Cam and her friend Eric to see a magic show at Teddy''s Toys. During the show, Teddy''s bird, Oscar, disappears! Where could he have gone? It''s up to Cam to click! and find Oscar before he gets lost in the mall in this Level 3 easy-to-read mystery.

While at the airport waiting for her father to pick up his best friend from childhood, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help a distressed father find his missing daughter.