Stuart J Murphy

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1) Percy Listens Up

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Percy likes to play so much he sometimes forgets to listen. With the help of his parents and teachers, Percy learns how to listen to understand directions, learn new things, be safe, and have more fun.

2) Double the ducks

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Murphy, Stuart J

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English

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Teaches children about multiplication by telling a story about a boy who takes care of five ducks, and how his work doubles when each duck brings home a friend.

3) Missing mittens

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Murphy, Stuart J

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As a farmer tries to find the correct number of mittens for his various farmyard animals, the reader is introduced to odd and even numbers.

4) Divide and ride

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Teaches division as a group of friends goes on different carnival rides.

5) A pair of socks

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Math Tells a Story- BBTL Teacher Training Book List

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Introduces pattern recognition as a sock searches the house for its lost mate.

6) Dave's down-to-earth rock shop

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Murphy, Stuart J

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As they consider sorting their rock collection by color, size, type, and hardness, Josh and Amy learn that the same objects can be organized in many different ways.

7) Give me half!

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Introduces the concept of halves using a simple rhyming story about a brother and sister who do not want to share their food.

8) Dinosaur deals

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Murphy, Stuart J

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At the Dinosaur Card Trading Fair, brothers Mike and Andy learn how equivalent values can help them make the best trades.

9) The penny pot

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Murphy, Stuart J

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The face painting booth at the school fair provides plenty of opportunities to count combinations of coins adding up to fifty.

10) Just enough carrots

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Murphy, Stuart J

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While a bunny and his mother shop in a grocery store for lunch guests, the reader may count and compare the amounts of carrots, peanuts, and worms in the grocery carts of other shoppers.

11) Super sand castle Saturday

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Murphy, Stuart J

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English

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Introduces the concept of nonstandard measurement as three friends compete in a sand castle building contest.

12) 3 little firefighters

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Three young firefighters must find matching sets of buttons to complete their costumes for a parade, but should they sort them by shape, color, or size?

13) Bug dance

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Readers learn about direction when they read about Centipede's attempt to dance with his one hundred legs.

14) Beep beep, vroom vroom!

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Molly loves to play with her big brother's toy cars. As the red cars vroom and the yellow cars beep, readers can learn to recognize patterns, an early and essential math skill.

15) Seaweed soup

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Murphy, Stuart J

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As he asks more and more friends to join him for lunch, Turtle must make up sets of dishes to accommodate them.

16) Betcha!

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Murphy, Stuart J

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Readers learn how to estimate as two friends guess how many passengers are on a bus, cars are in a traffic jam, and jelly beans are in a jar; also includes extension activities.