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This book introduces readers to effective shopping skills. Real world examples help readers learn the importance of math skills for money management.

"X and Y are desperate to bake infinite pie! With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, X and Y will use math concepts to bake their way to success!"-- Provided by publisher.

Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems in using visual clues.

"Math isn't just something you learn in school. It's an important part of the world around you. What's better than baking a yummy pizza? Using math skills while you cook! Readers explore concepts such as measuring, adding, dividing, and counting in this cooking adventure"-- Provided by publisher.

"A rhyming picture-book introduction to math for the very young, with visual depictions of everyday STEM applications"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduces currency, discussing bartering, how to make money, and foreign currency.

"How many jelly beans are enough? How many are too many? Aiden and Emma can't decide. Is ten enough? How about one thousand? That's a lot of jelly beans. But eaten over a whole year, it's only two or three a day. This giant picture book gives kids a fun and easy way to understand large numbers. Starting with ten, each page shows more and more colorful candies, leading up to a giant fold-out surprise--ONE MILLION JELLY BEANS! With bright illustrations...

"From the phases of the moon seen on Earth to the rotation of far off galaxies, mathematics can be used to explain what's happening in the universe. Full-color photographs and related age-appropriate math questions engage young readers and give real world applications to mathematics."-- Provided by publisher.

"Take a look into the fascinating world of mathematics, why it is an intriguing STEM career, and the amazing work scientists in this field have accomplished throughout the years"--Publisher's website. Humans are born with basic math abilities, but complex math involves study and abstract thinking. Zuchora-Walske shows readers how mathematics-- and math education-- have changed over the years ... and are still changing.

The true story of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian girl whose creativity and love of stories helped her and the world see math in a new way, and who was the only woman ever to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor in mathematics.