Ben's Bug Collection

It's never too early for students to start mastering algebraic skills. They are important building blocks for competency in math. Critical concepts dealing with operations and simple algebraic methods are explored, including addition and subtraction techniques, simple word problems, and decomposing numbers. Helpful images engage readers, and accessible text makes each skill easy for them to understand. Readers explore the incredible insects in Ben's collection as they learn to solve basic addition word problems. This title, which is written to reflect the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, directly addresses standard K.OA.A.2. This book should be paired with "e;I Collect Bugs!"e; (9781477720066) from the InfoMax Math Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.