Posts from — December 2007

Ages 8 & up

A mathematical folktale of a raja in India and Rani, a clever young girl. There is a famine in the land but she has a plan to get rice for her family. She makes a bargin with the raja and he soon finds out how quickly one grain of rice doubles into so such more.

MathStart Book for ages 7 & up

Step right up for some lip-smacking lemonade and fun with bar graphs! Follow along as some kids and their parrot run a crazy lemonade stand and keep track of their sales. Extension activities for adults and kids included.

Ages 9 & up

Anyone who knows Escher’s work knows about his magical, interlocking images of fish, birds, reptiles, and butterflies. Children will be fascinated by the puzzles found in the pictures. It’s any ingenious new coloring book that includes a ready-to-color poster.