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New Releases by Stuart J. Murphy

Stuart J. Murphy is the author of One...Two...Three...Sassafras! (2002), Sluggers' Car Wash (2002), Dinosaur Deals (2001), Probably Pistachio (2000), Let's Fly a Kite (2000).

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One...Two...Three...Sassafras!

release date: Aug 20, 2002
One...Two...Three...Sassafras!
One䓷oThree䒡ssafras! (LEVEL 1: Number Order) It′s the Lumpkin family reunion, and Uncle Howie is ready with his camera. All the cousins have to line up by age for their picture. But just as they are ready to say, ⒡ssafras!⟳omething goes wrong every time! This picture-perfect tale of family fun illustrates the important math concept of number order. Ages 3+

Sluggers' Car Wash

release date: Aug 20, 2002
Sluggers' Car Wash
Sluggerscar Wash (LEVEL 3: Dollars and Cents) The 21st Street Sluggerst-shirts are worn-out and dirty. They need new ones, but they have no money. How can they raise some cash, and fast? By having a car wash! Learning to count money and make change are important real-life math skills桵t teamwork is the most valuable player in this sports story. Ages 7+

Dinosaur Deals

release date: Aug 21, 2001
Dinosaur Deals
Lets Make a Deal! Mike and his little brother, Andy, are headed for the Dinosaur Card Trading Fair. They''re ready to wheel and deal. It''s, 4 Stegosaurus for 1 Triceratops, and 2 Triceratops for 1 Allosaurus. But can they get what they really want: the tremendous, gigantic, ferocious, Tyrannosaurus rex? The math concept of equivalency -- understanding when values are equal -- is introduced in this fast-paced story as two brothers try to beat the clock and make the ultimate trade.

Probably Pistachio

release date: Dec 25, 2000
Probably Pistachio
Nothing goes right for Jack all day long. He can't find his favorite sneakers, he spills milk on his math homework, and worst of all, he gets tuna fish for lunch. Will things ever get better? Readers will learn how to tell when something is certain, more likely, less likely, or impossible as Jack keeps hoping his streak of bad luck will break. Maybe, just maybe, pistachio ice cream for dessert will do the trick. But will it happen? Considering how Jack's day has been going, PROBABLY NOT!

Let's Fly a Kite

release date: Aug 22, 2000
Let's Fly a Kite
Let''s Fly a Kite When Bob and Hannah split something, the two pieces had better be symmetrical--exactly the same. BUt to fly their kite, they''ll have to learn something new--cooperation!

Game Time!

release date: Aug 22, 2000
Game Time!
Game Time! Keep an eye on the clock as the Huskies and the Falcons gear up for their championship soccer match. Weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds--it''s all game time!

The Penny Pot

release date: Oct 05, 1999
The Penny Pot
The face painting booth at the school fair provides plenty of opportunities to count combinations of coins adding up to fifty.

Pair of Socks

release date: Jan 01, 1999

Henry the Fourth

release date: Dec 09, 1998
Henry the Fourth
Welcome to neighborhood dog show! First Maxie speaks. Second Baxter begs. Third Daisy rolls over, but will Henry the fourth steal the show? Learning ordinals with this pack of playful pooches will have readers sitting up and begging for more.

Circus Shapes

release date: Dec 18, 1997
Circus Shapes
Everyday activities such as sharing a meal, sorting socks, and getting ready for school can be part of learning math. In the MathStart series, everyday life is the basis for each entertaining story. Simple math concepts are embedded in each story so that young children intuitively understand them. Adults can use the creative suggestions for activities in the back of each book to extend learning opportunities with children. Developmentally appropriate and correlated to school grade levels and the curriculum standards of the National Council of Teachers Of Mathematics, MathStart can give children a head start!

Just Enough Carrots

release date: Aug 16, 1997
Just Enough Carrots
Elephants, rabbits, and birds shop in this funny grocery store. Can you guess what the little rabbit wants more of? Munchy, crunchy carrots, of course! And fewer of? Squirmy worms and chewy peanuts (yuck!). So why is his mother buying all those cans of worms?

The Best Vacation Ever

release date: Jan 03, 1997
The Best Vacation Ever
This busy family needs a vacation, but they don’t know where to go. Mom and Dad want peace and quiet. Grandma wants to go somewhere hot. Fluffer wants to go somewhere that pets can go, too! The pig-tailed narrator gathers all this data and makes a chart to help determine the perfect vacation destination. Learning math is fun when a vacation is the answer!

Ready, Set, Hop!

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Ready, Set, Hop!
Explains equation building as two frogs count their hops to a rock, a log, and a pond.

Get Up and Go!

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Get Up and Go!
Explains through the use of rhyme the concepts of timelines and addition as a girl gets ready for school with the help of her smart dog.

A Pair of Socks

release date: Jul 19, 1996
A Pair of Socks
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)

Give Me Half!

release date: Jan 01, 1996
Give Me Half!
A collection of children''s books on the subject of numbers and counting.
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