Smart Kid Book Set

One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math and One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science Eric Yoder is a writer and editor who has been published in a variety of magazines, newspapers, newsletters and online publications on science, government, law, business, sports and other topics. He has contributed to or edited numerous books, mainly in the areas of employee benefits and financial planning. A reporter at The Washington Post who also does freelance writing and editing, he was a member of the Advisory Committee for Science, Naturally's 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science. He and his wife Patti have two daughters, Natalie and Valerie. Eric can be reached at Eric@ScienceNaturally.com. Natalie Yoder is a college student whose favorite subjects include psychology, science, and photography. A sports enthusiast, she participates in gymnastics, field hockey, diving, soccer, and track. She also enjoys writing, being with friends and family, and listening to music. She has been interviewed several times, along with her father, on National Public Radio to talk about their work on their One Minute Mysteries series: 65 Short Stories You Solve With Science! and 65 Short Stories You Solve With Math! She looks forward to writing more books. She is thinking about studying for careers in oceanography or photography. She can be reached at Natalie@ScienceNaturally.com. 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math Marc Zev is an engineer who has published in the fields of Structural Mechanics and Information Technology. He is founder and president of the Foundation for Innovative Learning, a non-profit dedicated to enhancing the problem-solving abilities of children and adults. He also owns Pensive Products, which creates educational tools, such as Math Flaps, a manipulative specifically designed to teach division. He lives in Chatsworth, California with his wife, two sons, four finches and dog. He can be reached at

The Smart Kid Book Set contains 4 books ad these are their Table of Contents: Table of Contents for One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math ISBN: 978-0-9678020-0-8 Introductions Why I Wrote This BookEric 11 Why I Wrote This BookNatalie 13 Math at Home 15 1. Heavy Toll 17 2. Roll of the Dice 19 3. Pancake Mix-Up 21 4. In Hot Water 23 5. Flooring Them 25 6. Compounding His Interest 27 7. Setting the Date 29 8. Corralling the Problem 31 9. It's a Gas 33 10. Cover Up 35 11. Cereal Numbers 37 12. Toss-Up 39 13. Seeing the Light 41 14. All Wound Up 43 15. Getting the Point 45 Math Outside 47 16. Tall Tale 49 17. Raking their Brains 51 18. A Measured Response 53 19. Lawn Ranger 55 20. Don't Fence Me In 57 21. Slow Boat 59 22. Stepping Up to the Challenge 61 23. Getting a Lift 63 24. Shoe on the Other Foot 65 25. The Hole Truth 67 26. In the Deep End 69 27. A Ton of Trouble 71 28. Go Take a Hike 73 29. Chute in the Works 75 30. How Much Wood 77 Math at Play 79 31. Jumping Through Hoops 81 32. Ace of Clubs 83 33. A Slice of Life 85 34. A Perfect 10 87 35. Cutting Corners 89 36. Net Result 71 37. Capture the Difference 73 38. Way to Go 75 39. Hit Parade 77 40. Miniature Math 79 41. Calling Long Distance 101 42. Luck of the Draw 103 43. Head Over Heels 105 44. Batter Up 107 45. Doing Swimmingly 109 Math Every Day 111 46. Rows and Columns 113 47. Sweet Solution 115 48. Driving Them Crazy 117 49. Cold-Blooded Calculation 119 50. Ups and Downs 121 51. Yuck Around the Clock 123 52 Mixing It Up 125 53. String Theory 127 54. Product Placement 129 55. Coupon Rate 131 56. Turning Up the Volume 133 57. Down to the Last Drop 135 58. A Fan of Keeping Cool 137 59. Overdue Blues 139 60. Paper Chase 141 BONUS SECTION Five More Minutes of Mysterious Math 143 1. Ice Cream, Anyone? 145 2. Puttin' on the Hits 147 3. And They Call This a Fair? 149 4. Cold as Ice 151 5. A Switch in Time 153 Discover One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You solve With Science! 155 1. Pumpkin the Patch 157 2. Stuck with the Mud 159 3. Freeze Fall 161 4. Left in the Dark 163 5. Occupational Hazards 165 Discover 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math 167 1. Polygon Area 169 2. Perfect Scores 170 3. A Good Investment 171 4. Reality Check 172 5. Abby's Birthday 173 Photo and Illustration Credits 175 Index 177 About the Authors 181 Table of Contents for One Minute Mysteries:65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science ISBN 13: 978-0-9678020-1-5 INTRODUCTIONS Why I Wrote This BookEric 11 Why I Wrote This BookNatalie 13 Life Science 15 1. Classified Information 17 2. Food for Thought 19 3. Bear Scare 21 4. The Horse's Fodder 23 5. Left in the Dark 25 6. Bugged by an Assignment 27 7. It's in the Blood 29 8. Seed of an Idea 31 9. Shell Game 33 10. A Question of Identity 35 11. Turning Over a New Leaf 37 12. The Pupil and the Pupae 39 13. A Fishy Solution 41 14. A Fair Contest 43 15. Hair Style 45 Earth and Space Science 47 16. Cloudy on the Concept 49 17. Shadow of a Doubt 51 18. Freeze Fall 53 19. Time for a Change 55 20. Stars in Their Eyes 57 21. Rain or Shine 59 22. Space Ship-Shape 61 23. Sight at Night 63 24. In Hot Water 65 25. Sands of Time 67 26. Falling Foliage 69 27. The Best-Laid Planets 71 28. That Snow Problem 73 29. Battle of the Bulge 75 30. Taking Directions 77 Physical and Chemical Science 79 31. Grass Stained 81 32. Faded Memory 83 33. Taken with a Grain of Salt 85 34. Double Dealing 87 35. Cabin Fever 89 36. Pumpkin Patch 91 37. Thirst for Knowledge 93 38. Gem Jam 95 39. Hearing Aide 97 40. Too Hot to Handle 99 41. Storm Warning 101 42. Fingering the Culprit 103 43. Slow Burn 105 44. It Works Like Magic 107 45. Hide and Seek 109 General Science 111 46. Needing a Lift 113 47. Water, Water Everywhere 115 48. Shocking Surprise 117 49. Stuck with the Mud 119 50. Valentine Vexation 121 51. Language Barrier 123 52. Powerful Argument 125 53. Nothing to Sneeze At 127 54. Lights Out 129 55. Salad Days 131 56. Bird Watching 133 57. Raked Over the Coals 135 58. Picture This 137 59. Weight Debate 139 60. Alarming Situation 141 BONUS SECTION Five More Minutes of Mysteries! 143 1. Water on the Brain 145 2. Pointing Out the Facts 147 3. Thrown a Curve 149 4. The Long Run 151 5. Occupational Hazards 153 Discover One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! 155 1. Cereal Numbers 157 2. Jumping Through Hoops 159 3. Flooring Them 161 4. Toss-Up 163 5. Paper Chase 165 Index 169 Photo and Illustration Credits 172 About the Authors 173 Table of Contents for One Minute Mysteries: 65 MORE Short Mysteries You Science ISBN 13: 978-1-938492-00-6 INTRODUCTIONS Why I Wrote This BookEric 11 Why I Wrote This BookNatalie 13 Life Science 15 1. Cool as a Cucumber 17 2. Whale of a Time 19 3. Back to Nature 21 4. The Root of the Situation 23 5. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me 25 6. Think Outside the Box 27 7. Now You See It 29 8. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 31 9. Egging Him On 33 10. One Good Turn 35 11. Horsing Around 37 12. Life Line 39 13. Order in the Courtyard 41 14. Put Your Back Into It 43 15. Sweating It Out 45 Earth and Space Science 47 16. It's All Alien to Me 49 17. Where in the World? 51 18. Up in the Air 53 19. A Good Look 55 20. Take a Hike 57 21. Think Green, Guys! 59 22. Soil Solution 61 23. Make a Wish 63 24. Don't Rain On My Parade 65 25. Ship Shape 67 26. Ups and Downs 69 27. Room for More? 71 28. Sundae Skies 73 29. On Top of the World 75 30. Clothes Call 77 Physical and Chemical Science 79 31. A Half-Baked Idea 81 32. True Colors 83 33. Tennis, Anyone? 85 34. Flying High 87 35. Eggcellent Idea 89 36. A Girl's Best Friend 91 37. Tea Trouble for Two 93 38. Finding a Solution 95 39. Drafty Days 97 40. Tricks with Bricks 99 41. The Tune-Up 101 42. Fire in the Hole 103 43. Statues on Wheels 105 44. Making Light of a Problem 107 45. The Reverberating Roar 109 General Science 111 46. Halloween Hippie 113 47. Weighting Game 115 48. Pooling Their Thoughts 117 49. Science Friction 119 50. To Catch a Chill 121 51. Silver, Where? 123 52. Court Code 125 53. Home on the Range 127 54. Time for a Change 129 55. Don't Let the Bugs Bite 131 56. A Floating Idea 133 57. Water on the Mind 135 58. Fill 'er Up 137 59. Rocks and Roles 139 60. Weight Off Your Back 141 Five More Minutes of Mysteries! 143 1. A Merry Experience 145 2. Clearing the Air 147 3. Oldies and Goodies 149 4. Keep a Balanced Diet 151 5. Tanks a Lot 153 Bonus Section: One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! 155 1. All Wound Up 157 2. Chute in the Works 159 3. Ace of Clubs 161 4. Cold Blooded Calculations 163 5. And They Call This a Fair? 165 Photo and Illustration Credits 168 Index 169 About the Authors 173 Table of Contents for 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science ISBN 13: 978-0-9678020-5-3 Introduction XI Questions Biology 13 Chemistry 17 Physics 21 Earth Science 25 General Science 29 Bonus 32 Answers Biology 35 Chemistry 59 Physics 79 Earth Science 99 General Science 121 Bonus 131 Science Resources 140 Index 148 Table of Contents for 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math ISBN: 978-0-9678020-3-9 Introductions 8 How to Use this Book 15 Questions Facts, Just Math Facts 17 Health, Food and Nutrition 24 Travel 31 Recreation and Sports 37 Economics 41 Nature, Music and Art 48 Miscellaneous 58 Bonus Questions 63 Answers Fact, Just Math Facts 67 Health, Food and Nutrition 83 Recreation and Sports 109 Economics 121 Nature, Music and Art 139 Miscellaneous 163 Bonus Questions 177 Photo and Illustration Credits 187 Math Resources 188 Table of References 194 Glossary 196 Index 201 About the Authors 202

Math resources are no mystery! This father-daughter team has created a charming collection of one minute stories that describe real-life situations where mathematical thinking can be helpful. Characters matter-of-factly invoke mathematics to address all sorts of scenarios. Some present clever ways to estimate, other stories dispel common misconceptions. The mysteries are enticing and often have an unexpected twist. They are relevant, everyday situations, and children can likely picture themselves in similar circumstances. Anticipate that students will turn to their mathematical toolboxes to tackle their challenges. -- Perla Myers Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2012/Vol. 19/No. 3 Few things zap the fun out of math quicker than a worksheet full of numbers. The mysteries in 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! are word problems that stress cross-curricular reading comprehension, Core Curriculum focused real-world application and a hint of out-of-the-box thinking. They engage students and make math fun! Think Teachers Magazine These books are some of the most engaging nonfiction books I have ever read! They correlate so well with our science curriculum and the Common Core State Standards. The reason we love them is because they have real-world applications. With Mississippi adopting the new Common Core State Standards, using nonfiction texts is very important. Science, Naturally!'s books are an excellent asset to our teachers' resource libraries! -- Sonya Smith, Science Coordinator, ATOMS2XP (Advancing Teachers of Middle School Science) and IMPACT2 (In-depth Mathematical Practices and Content Teacher Training), Miss. State, MS Encouraging critical thinking skills, it teaches children to think quickly and scientifically. One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science! is a highly recommended purchase for science teachers who want to introduce a bit of extra fun into the classroom. -- Willis M. Buhle, Reviewer, Buhle's Bookshelf Buhle's Bookshelf This is a fantastic book for quizzing students during the last 10 minutes of class or as a transition activity. The resource section at the back of the book offers fabulous ideas and resources for budding scientists, and the index is very helpful. It can be used for a review after a unit of study, to supplement a unit of study, or to extend a unit of study. Overall, it would be a great addition to any classroom library! -- Tracy Alley, Teacher & Coordinator of Gifted Programs Madeira City Schools & Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science employs a completely user-friendly Q & A format to introduce readers to key concepts in biology, chemistry, physics, earth and general science. An ideal addition to home schooling curricula and particularly recommended for school and community libraries. This compendium of diverse, fun facts is as entertaining and engaging as it is informed and informative! Midwest Book Review One of the hardest things to teach middle school kids is how math concepts relate to real life. Many students are convinced that they will never need to use formulas and theorems in day-to-day activities. 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math gives sound and practical examples of how knowing math really does help you solve real world problems. Whether you excel in math or struggle with it, there's something in this book for you! -- James Singagliese, Principal, Holy Family School, Florham Park, NJ 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math truly illustrates the scope and importance of learning and understanding mathematics. It is a fabulous resource for kids, parents and teachers looking for a way to link mathematics to everyday life. With entertaining connections to popular culture, sports, hobbies, science and careers, kids of all ages will find this book engaging...and challenging! -- Carole Basile, Ed. D., Univeristy of Colorado, Denver, and Co-Director, Rocky Mountain Middle School Math and Science Partnership