Bøger af D Z Mah

Patrick has a treasure map and a pirate ship ready to set sail!Now if he can just figure out how to fit food, water, chickens, goats, and a crew aboard, he'll be ready to go.How will Patrick make sure that the provisions he needs will fit in the hold? By using math, that's how!The Math Pirates series shows characters using math in practical (and piratical) ways. It uses exciting stories to teach kids cool math concepts.So, all aboard mateys! Get ready for a fun and educational adventure!The math skills this book teaches are estimation, area, and beginning geometry.

Patrick and his trusty pirate crew set sail in search of hidden treasure!But the sneaky pirate, Percival, is hot on their trail, and he'll do anything to find the treasure first.How can Patrick locate the treasure and keep it out of the hands of that sneaky pirate? By using math, that's how!The Math Pirates series shows characters using math in practical (and piratical) ways. It uses exciting stories to teach kids cool math concepts.So, all aboard mateys! Get ready for a fun and educational adventure!The math concepts this book teaches are map skills.

When a priceless artifact disappears, a play-date becomes an investigation. You and Pippa are at your friend, Robert''s, manor house when his family discovers that an antique quill pen is missing. Robert''s great-great-great grandfather cut the quill himself and presented it to your great-great-great grandfather, his loyal game warden. You, Pippa, and Robert are all heartbroken at its loss.But Pippa''s on the case, and she needs your help. Will you question witnesses first, or try to decipher a cryptic piece of paper left in the quill''s place? Pippa will follow your lead. See if you can crack the case before Pippa does!

"Atlantis calling; can you hear us?"This''ll be your longest call yet with your merfriends as they come with you on a camping trip and river rafting adventure. Only, it turns out to be a bigger adventure than you bargained for when things go sideways and your merfriends'' tech fails. What do you do when you fall into a rushing river and Atlantis can''t pull you out?The radio still works, so listen carefully to your merfriends and they will get you through this.Topics covered in this book follow advice from the American Red Cross and the National parks service, and include:-staying with an adult at all times-Safety around small streams-choosing a safe campsite near water-how to wear a life jacket-choosing a good watersports/rafting company-What to do if you fall into a river: The safe swim position, rescue with a throw bag as taught by the Swiftwater Safety Institute-avoiding hypothermia-safety around rapids and waterfalls-cliff diving and peer pressure to do unsafe things

"Atlantis calling; can you hear us?"You''re headed to the lake for a day of fun on the water, and your Merfriends are coming along. Bea and Lia want to help you enjoy your first lakeside adventure, but disaster strikes the moment you arrive. You''ll have to make a lot of decisions to keep yourself safe, and your Merfriends are there to help. If you make an unsafe decision, they will rescue you. If you make a safe decision, they will award you a starfish.Grab your copy and see how many starfish you can collect!**This book teaches the water safety guidelines set by the American Red Cross and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution**

Louisa and Sissy are the best of friends. Or... they were... Now Sissy won''t so much as look at Louisa and Louisa has no idea why.It''s another mystery for you and your cousin, Pippa, to solve. Will you interview Sissy''s brother or will you snoop around her back garden to spy on her? You decide what order to collect the clues, and once you have them all, see if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!

When your classmate, Louisa, arrives at school in tears, you hope there''s a way to make her smile again. Someone stole a pendant worn by her great-grandmother, and the clues are utterly baffling: a damaged chain, an out of place sock, and no sign of the pendant anywhere.But with you and Pippa on the case, Louisa has high hopes. Do you think you can find her family''s missing jewel? See if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!

You know when Nils comes to you and Pippa for help, the situation must be dire, and it is. His little sister''s stuffed dinosaur has gone missing, and she is inconsolable. Pippa''s not keen to go to Nils''s house, but she never could resist a good mystery.As she always tells you, though, mysteries are about secrets and the more mysteries you solve for Nils, the more secrets you learn. Perhaps this time you can discover a secret that can heal the rift between you, or perhaps you''ll discover one that makes it worse than ever.See if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!