The Blast Off Kid

Part of Math Matters

Illustrated by Rebecca Thornburgh
Ebook
On sale Jul 13, 2021 | 32 Pages | 9781635926316
Discover Math Matters! With over 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5–8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math.

Can James collect 10,000 energy bar wrappers and win a trip to Space Camp? Everybody gives him their wrappers. But how can he count them all? Will he have enough? 

With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award–winning Math Matters series focuses on a single concept and reinforces math vocabulary and skills. Bonus activities in the back of each book feature math and reading comprehension questions, and even more free activities online add to the fun! (Math topic: Place value)
© James Taft
A former editor, Laura Driscoll is the author of many books for kids, both fiction and nonfiction, such as The Bravest Cat, Frogs, I Want to Be a Doctor, and for Kane Press, Slow Down, Sara and The Blast-Off Kid. She lives in Middletown, Connecticut. View titles by Laura Driscoll
Rebecca Thornburgh has illustrated numerous children’s books, including Jewel and the Unicorn (Grossett and Dunlap), Topsy-Turvey Magic (Grossett and Dunlap), The Story of Jesus (Candy Cane Press), and The Littlest Angel (Candy Cane Press). Rebecca lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two daughters. View titles by Rebecca Thornburgh

About

Discover Math Matters! With over 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5–8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math.

Can James collect 10,000 energy bar wrappers and win a trip to Space Camp? Everybody gives him their wrappers. But how can he count them all? Will he have enough? 

With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award–winning Math Matters series focuses on a single concept and reinforces math vocabulary and skills. Bonus activities in the back of each book feature math and reading comprehension questions, and even more free activities online add to the fun! (Math topic: Place value)

Author

© James Taft
A former editor, Laura Driscoll is the author of many books for kids, both fiction and nonfiction, such as The Bravest Cat, Frogs, I Want to Be a Doctor, and for Kane Press, Slow Down, Sara and The Blast-Off Kid. She lives in Middletown, Connecticut. View titles by Laura Driscoll
Rebecca Thornburgh has illustrated numerous children’s books, including Jewel and the Unicorn (Grossett and Dunlap), Topsy-Turvey Magic (Grossett and Dunlap), The Story of Jesus (Candy Cane Press), and The Littlest Angel (Candy Cane Press). Rebecca lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two daughters. View titles by Rebecca Thornburgh

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