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This book will introduce readers to fractions through relatable contexts and clear explanations. Straightforward visuals will help students to fully grasp the concept of fractions as being multiple parts of a whole. Accessible text and an engaging storyline make fractions easy to understand and apply to everyday life. Readers follow the narrator as she helps cook a dinner, learning about fractions along the way.
44) 3-D printing
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"Imagine printing a human heart with the click of a button. Sound impossible? Scientists and doctors are getting closer to transplanting human body parts made from 3-D printers. Learn how doctors are using 3-D printers to save lives as you add and subtract fractions"--
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"The mathematical concepts of lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry are introduced as a family explores symmetry in objects, animals, and nature. Readers learn to identify directions of lines of symmetry, multiples lines of symmetry, and congruent shapes. This book includes a discover activity, a connection to history, and a mathematical vocabulary introduction"--
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With Dayle Ann Dodds's engaging rhymes and Abby Carter's dynamic illustrations, this introduction to fractions is a piece of cake. Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she absolutely loves visitors. Throughout the day, she welcomes a cast of hilarious characters, from a duchess to a dog trainer, until all the rooms are taken. It's a full house! But in the middle of the night, Miss Bloom realizes that something is just not right -- and sure enough,...
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"The mathematical concept of equivalent fractions is introduced as students describe how they use both mixed and improper fractions to plant a vegetable garden at their school. Readers also learn the least common multiple, greatest common multiple, and ratios. This book includes a discover activity, a science connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--