Art and Culture: Mardi Gras: Subtraction [Paperback]

Take a trip to New Orleans with a young girl and her family as they attend one of the world's biggest parties: Mardi Gras! Learn all about the history of this fascinating festival as you practice subtraction strategies. This fiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning subtraction strategies relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving section provides additional learning and practice opportunities while challenging students' higher-order thinking skills.Learn about the history of Mardi Gras as you practice subtraction strategies! This math reader builds literacy skills and math content knowledge, combining problem-solving and real-world connections to help students explore math in a meaningful way.

Jennifer Priorhas written over 100 educational books for teachers and children, covering literacy, language arts, social studies, and early childhood education. Her instructional resources include Focused Reading Intervention, Targeted Reading Intervention, Exploring Nonfiction, Exploring Writing, and Write Time for Kids®, as well as her textbooksFamily Involvement in Early Childhood Education: Research into PracticeandEnvironmental Print in the Classroom: Meaningful Connections for Learning to Read.
For students, she has authored children’s informational books such asAmerica’s Natural Landmarks,Rocky Mountain States, andPolar Regions Through Time, along with science and social studies titles in partnership with TIME?for Kids® and recent works likeOur Grand Canyon.
Jennifer’s books combine classroom-tested strategies with engaging, real-world connections. She is a former classroom teacher andlcÐ