Maria Alaina: 12 books

In Shapes, children review common shapes and then see how these can be combined to make different shapes. Two triangles can make a square, two squares can make a rectangle, and so on.

Fractions introduces beginning concepts such as half, thirds, and fourths by showing how parts of common items make a whole.

Discover the nature of symmetry as it appears in nature and the manmade world in Both Sides Are the Same.

In Measuring Time, children learn how we measure everything from seconds to years.

In Shapes in the City, children can see that there are shapes all around them. Photographs of city scenes feature squares, rectangles, triangles, and all kinds of interesting shapes.

Counting Money introduces children to different coins and their values. It also shows children how to count combinations of coins.

Patterns are everywhere, even on plants and animals. You can have fun finding some patterns as you read Patterns in Nature.

Estimating introduces children to the times and places people make guesses about numbers.

Take a hike through the rain forest and look at all of the beautiful animals and plants that live there, and learn about ordinal numbers at the same time.

You Can Count! reviews skip-counting by twos, threes, fours, fives, tens, and hundreds.

Graphs are useful ways to show information about lots of things. In this book, readers will find out how to make and read different kinds of simple graphs.

Learn about addition and animals in this book that teaches beginning math and science concepts.