Frank Carlson Library

Learn about different ways to measure time by following the growth of a baby chimp Late one night, a tiny chimpanzee is born at a zoo in Kansas. He seems very weak, and the staff is worried. Will he survive? When the mother shows no interest in her baby, a pediatrician comes in to care for the little chimp. The baby grows strong and healthy, and soon he is big enough to be moved to the Denver Zoo. He is named Jiggs after the doctor who saved him. Jiggs...

Teaches all about patterns by looking at panda anatomy, behavior, and eating habits.

Playful otters are some of the most high-interest animals in the zoo and in the wild. Finding out about otters while also learning about odd and even numbers makes math seem like play. The concept of odd and even is an important one in the elementary math curriculum. Readers will be motivated to count the otters in the colorful photographs and figure out if the sums are odd or even. Math questions are paired with an answer key for easy self-assessment....

Learning what the two digits of a two-digit number represent is a key standard of Common Core math. Seeing these numbers represented as tadpoles will make the idea even more concrete to young mathematicians, and appealing. This valuable volume, a blending of science and math information, helps readers understand the key concept of two-digit numbers as well as helps them assess their understanding through questions in the text and an answer key.

Word problems are a major part of the elementary school curriculum. When word problems are paired with enlightening information about wolves, they become a major source of fun, too. This valuable book combines a high-interest topic, wolves, with accessible word problems that will motivate young mathematicians to tackle each problem, while an answer key provides assessment opportunities. Readers will especially love the many striking photographs of...