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This look at the life of Saint Patrick also contains five of the best-known legends that have been written about him, including the story of how he rid Ireland of snakes.

A poor, kind peddler owns a cast-iron pot which is inscribed with a saying he can’t read. After St. Patrick visits him in his dreams, the peddler heads to town and finds someone who can translate his pot. It says “Here I stand, old and good, With something better under me.” With this kind of clue, he digs underneath his house to find a fortune in gold.

Jamie wants to be in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, but his family has told him he’s too young to make it all the way up Acorn Hill, along with everyone else in the parade. Early the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, Jamie decides to walk the parade route alone and see if his family is right. Will Jamie get to march in the parade? Can he prove his family wrong?

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.

A heartwarming gift book for children, grandchildren, mothers, and grandmothers. It’s a story about love and legacies across generations and follows the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter through the years, and the keepsakes that fill a special cedar chest with memories and love.

MathStart book for ages 7 & up.

The Ocean City sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of the week, and every day they figure out how many laps are left to go. Swimming and subraction are all part of the fun. Included in the book are several activities to sharpen subtraction skills.

Ages 6 & up

Mrs. Comfort has planned a banquet for her relatives and friends. Everything goes smoothly until the day of the event. People begin arriving and that’s when problems arise. A delightful mathematical story that introduces children to geometry. Extension activities for adutls and kids included.