The Blast Off Kid

Math Matters®

by Laura Driscoll, Rebecca Thornburgh (Illustrator)

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)

Genres: Mathematics, 1st Grade

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

Laura Driscoll is the author of numerous first chapter and beginning reader books, including We Are Twins and The Bravest Cat! She lives in central Connecticut with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cute little kid's book. It helps with place value.

[Karley]

This book would be good for a first grade class. The blast off kid models counting strategies throughout the text. Great for when discussing place value.

[Jennifer Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!!! Worked wonders for my 6 year old...he got it, and had fun while reading it!