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1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions

10 best books like 1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions (David LaRochelle): Ten on the Sled, Diego Rivera: His World and Ours, One Pup's Up, How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, The Chicken Problem, Let's Count Goats!, One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book, Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree, That's a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen, G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book

Ten on the Sled
AuthorKim Norman
ISBN1402770766
Author Kim Norman (Crocodaddy) and illustrator Liza Woodruff have whipped up a rollicking, jolly, snow-filled adventure!
In the land of the midnight sun, all the animals are having fun speeding down the hill on Caribou's sled. But as they go faster and faster, Seal, Hare, Walrus, and the others...
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
AuthorDuncan Tonatiuh
ISBN0810997312
This charming book introduces one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera, to young readers. It tells the story of Diego as a young, mischievous boy who demonstrated a clear passion for art and then went on to become one of the most famous painters in the world. 

Duncan...
One Pup's Up
AuthorMarsha Wilson Chall
ISBN1416979603
When one pup’s up, the other nine are sure to follow! Young readers will love counting along as ten pups gradually wake up to nuzzle, wiggle, dine, and play. Count back down as the puppies fall asleep again, all in a fuzzy doggy jumble. This fun and simple counting book combines Marsha Wilson Chall’s...
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
AuthorMargaret McNamara
ISBN0375840141
For curious kids, this explores skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment. "How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million...
The Chicken Problem
AuthorJennifer Oxley
ISBN0375969896
Full of humor, refreshingly original characters, and math problems that young readers will be clamoring to help solve, The Chicken Problem is an ideal addition to the home or classroom. Left-brained Peg and her right-brained pal, Cat, are enjoying a picnic on the farm with Pig. However, when someone...
Let's Count Goats!
AuthorMem Fox
ISBN1442405988
I can see the airport goats and I can see their cases.

But can you count the pilot goats with goggles on their faces?

This hilarious count-to-ten book features goats of all shapes, sizes, hobbies, and professions—and each spread gives readers a delightful opportunity to count the...
One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book
AuthorApril Pulley Sayre
ISBN1844281647
One is a snail, two is a person, three is a snail and a person, four is a dog, five is a dog and a snail!

This is a really clever book which has strong cross curricular links with numeracy. The author is using feet/footprints as a counting tool. This is a great book which can be used across all primary...
Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree
AuthorKate Messner
ISBN1452112487
Deep in the forest, in the warm-wet green, 1 almendro tree grows, stretching its branches toward the sun. Who makes their homes here?

2 great green macaws,
4 keel-billed toucans,
8 howler monkeys,
16 fruit bats,
32 fer-de-lance vipers,
64 agoutis,
128 blue morpho...
That's a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen
AuthorBruce Goldstone
ISBN0805089985
With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand scenario such as dice rolling, with questions about probable outcomes and simple explanations....
G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book
AuthorDavid M. Schwartz
ISBN1883672589
B is for Binary, F is for Fibonacci, P is for Probability... even a small sample begins to give you the idea that this is a math book unlike any other. Ranging freely from exponents to light-years to numbers found in nature, this smorgasbord of math concepts and trivia makes a perfect classroom companion...
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
AuthorJoseph D'Agnese
ISBN0805063056
As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead.

When Leonardo grew up and traveled the world, he was inspired by the numbers used in different countries. Then he realized that many things in...
A Balloon for Isabel
AuthorDeborah Underwood
ISBN0061779873
Graduation from Kindergarten is just two days away, and Isabel is determined to have a balloon. All the other graduates will have balloons, but not the porcupines - it isn't safe for a porcupine to hold a balloon. Isabel's determination and creativity bring about a delightful resolution to this problem.

This...
Rubia and the Three Osos
AuthorSusan Middleton Elya
ISBN1423112520
The Oso family is going out for a stroll, and Rubia has her eye on their empty casita. A nice bowl of sopa, a comfortable chair, a perfecta little bed Who wouldn't want to open la puerta and come in?
This is the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, retold in a musical combination of English and Spanish,...
Disappearing Desmond
AuthorAnna Alter
ISBN0375866841

Check out more Picture book reviews @ Perspective of a Writer...

Desmond is skilled at hiding in plain sight, no one notices ever. Until one day the new girl, Gloria, says hi to Desmond and keeps saying hi to him until they are friends.

I loved this book. The story is so charming and...
Swim! Swim!
AuthorLerch
ISBN0545094194
Swim! Swim! is the story of a fish who is all alone in his fish bowl. All he wants to do is find a friend to talk to. He tries the pebbles, the anchor man statue, and even the bubbles. When those don't work he starts to feel like he will never have a friend to talk to, until ..... he meets the cat! Is this the start...
Tyrannosaurus Math
AuthorMichelle Markel
ISBN1582462828
Who can add an entire herd of triceratops, multiply the legs of a group of ankylosaurs, and estimate the distance to the next tasty meal?

TYRANNOSAURUS MATH!

He's a number-crunching dinosaur who chews on math problems as easily as he thunders through the trees. When his little sister...
Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature
AuthorSarah C. Campbell
ISBN1590787528
This title deals with the biggest mathematical mystery in nature - Fibonacci numbers! Named after a famous mathematician, the number pattern is simple: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...Each number in the sequence comes from adding the two numbers before it. What's the mystery? The pattern crops up in the most unexpected...
Just a Second
AuthorSteve Jenkins
ISBN0618708960
What can happen in just a second,
a minute, or an hour? How can we measure time?
The flap of a vulture’s wing.
A crocodile’s heartbeat.
The weight of a baby blue whale.
The life of a mayfly.
These increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways...
Calvin Can't Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie
AuthorJennifer Berne
ISBN1402773234
Calvin is one unusual starling! While his siblings and cousins learn to fly, this rare bird lets his imagination soar while reading about pirates, dinosaurs, and other fascinating things. The other birds call him “geeky beaky,” but Calvin just ruffles his feathers and buries his beak in a book....
Each Orange Had 8 Slices
AuthorPaul Giganti Jr.
ISBN0688104282
Counting Book

This is a great concept book. The quality of the text allows this book to be very adaptable to meet individual student comprehension, retention and understanding of text. This book moves through scenarios listing various organization and number relation. I see this book being...
2 X 2 = Boo!: A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories
AuthorLoreen Leedy
ISBN0823412725
I enjoyed the concept of this book and its approach to teaching multiplication. However, I believe this book would be best used as a seasonal teaching aid (given its Halloween themes).
The basic concept is that there are five stories about multiplying from zero to five ,and some basic tricks to perform...
Counting on Frank
AuthorRod Clement
This is a great book for estimation and volume, more for upper elementary. Before beginning the story, I would have students brainstorm what they already know about humpback whales. We would then come back together as a class and discuss what we know. I would then bring out more facts on the humpback whale...
Zero the Hero
AuthorJoan Holub
ISBN0805093842
I love the subtitle of this book: A Book about Nothing. And that's exactly the focus of this book about Zero, the place holder. But wait! Zero is so much more than a place holder, and this book tells why. Although Zero considers himself important, the other numbers taunt him because he is not useful when...
In the Wild
AuthorDavid Elliott
ISBN0763644978
The stellar team who brought us On the Farm present a companion book evoking creatures of the wild in simple, clever poems and vibrant woodcuts.

From the lion standing alone on the African savannah to the panda in a bamboo forest, from the rhinoceros with its boot-like face to the Arctic polar...
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