How to Build a Diamond

Angles

Illustrated by Monserrat Martínez

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Discover Math Matters! With 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.

What’s summer without baseball? Lindsey, Arun, and Ladi are done with little league for the season, but the itch to play is still fresh in their minds. Maybe they can create their own baseball field—but where to start? Diamonds, squares, pentagons, right angles! What are they? With the help of the kindly Mr. Riley, the kids learn the precise angles and measurements to create their own field. (Math topic: angles)

With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award–winning…

Michelle Parsons is an editor and the author of more than fifty books for kids, including Hurricane at the Zoo, Termination Notice, and others. She lives in Western Massachusetts.

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