Swimming By the Numbers

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Introduce Common Core State Standards for math and English to young readers in a format they'll love! This book includes number-based facts, a brief introduction to the sport of swimming, and diagrams of swimming lanes. Brief story problems are matched with each photo to promote reading comprehension and math practice.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
BISACS JNF054150, JNF013030
Genre Nonfiction
Subject Math, Sports
Copyright 2014
Division Abdo Publishing
Imprint Sandcastle
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Season 2013-09-01
ISBN 9781617838460, 9781624014482
Title Format Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Anywhere eBooks
Dewey 797.2
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6.5 x 7.5
Lexile 470
Guided Reading Level L
ATOS Reading Level 2.8
ATOS Interest Level LG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 162267
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
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Sports by the Numbers - Library Media Connection

This series. . .will engage readers by showing what individuals do in a specific sport and how numbers come into play. In each book “By the Numbers” has a brief math concept connected with the sport covered and answers to those specific questions can be found at the end of each book. The information is presented via short text which is accompanied by photographs and illustrations. Beginning readers and students starting to learn numbers will benefit from this series. Recommended.

Sports By the Numbers – Horn Book Guide

These easy-to-read books. . .discuss different sports and their relationships to numbers. Chapters provide general sports information ("A golf course has either 9 or 18 holes) and word problems that test reader’s ability to add and subtract. Additional facts and answers to the problems appear at the end. Cheery photos. . .accompany the kid-friendly, accessible text.

Sports by the Numbers - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Each volume begins with an introduction that provides readers with some fairly complex facts about the subjects. . . . Text boxes pose an addition or subtraction word problem. Answers are in the back, along with some interesting facts about the sport and a short glossary. Teachers can use them as materials for independent readers or to spark group discussions about solving word problems. Full-page color photos illustrate the pages.