Greg Tang follows up the fun, innovative, New York Times bestseller GRAPES OF MATH with his second uproariously punny math book -- this time with a theme of seasons and a focus on groups of fives. Your challenge is to find the sumWithout counting one by oneWhy not count? It's much too slow --Adding is the way to go!Make clever groups before you start --Then add them in a way that's smart!MATH FOR ALL SEASONS will challenge every kid -- and every parent -- to open their minds and solve problems in new and unexpected ways. By looking for patterns, symmetries, and familiar number combinations within eye-catching pictures, math will become easier, quicker, and more fun than anyone could have imagined!

Contains twenty-five reproducible stories, with activities, that explain what multiplication means, the concept of multiplication, and the relationship of multiplication to skip counting; present the multiplication facts; and introduce more advanced multiplication concepts.

Imaginative ideas and hands-on activities for integrating the teaching of mathematics with 29 of your favorite children's books, including Color Zoo, Fish Eyes, Frog and Toad Together, Jumanji, The Relatives Came, and A Chair for My Mother.

"Filled with fun and quirky writing prompts, this book encourages kids to write about their math thinking -- an important NCTM standard. Students ponder over math-related questions, such as "Would you consider a map a measuring device?" of "How could you estimate how much garbage you throw away every day?" Students write their answers in a variety of formats, including letters, journals, stories, and more. Great practice for standardized tests!"--Page 4 of cover

The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.

Even the most reluctant learners will love these fun reproducibles that reinforce essential math skills and introduce key problem-solving strategies, including Guess and Check, Drawing a Diagram, and Working Backward.

Escaping from the attentions of the Bondsmagi Locke Lamora, the estwhile Thorn of Camorr and Jean Tannen have fled their home city. Taking ship they arrive in the city state of Tal Varrar where they are soon planning their most spectacular heist yet; they will take the luxurious gaming house, The Sinspire, for all of its countless riches. No-one has ever taken even a single coin from the Sinspire that wasn't won on the tables or in the other games of chance on offer there. But, as ever, the path of true crime rarely runs smooth and Locke and Jean soon find themselves co-opted into an attempt to bring the pirate fleet of the notorious Zamira Drakasha to justice. Fine work for thieves who don't know one end of galley from another. And all the while the Bondsmagi are plotting their very necessary revenge against the one man who believes e has humiliated them and lived; Locke Lamora.