A young girl uses data-collecting and problem-solving skills to determine where her family should go for a vacation.

Introduces simple addition through a rhyming text about animals being delivered for a merry-go-round.

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

Lisa keeps a journal of her new kitten's first year.

Readers are introduced to the concept of probability in a story about a boy who has a day in which nothing goes right.

Introduces the geometry concept perimeter as Mike trains for and then enters a 15-kilometer bike race.

Hankie always does the same things at the same time. He even sneezes on schedule. The other horses tease him. What a bore! Hankie's determined to prove that he can be unpredictable if he wants to -- but can he? Or will he just end up being the same old Hankie? Horses, humor, and a great big sneeze all combine to explain how to look at past events and make predictions about the future, an important element of logical thinking.