Tightwad Tod

Part of Math Matters

Illustrated by John Nez
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Paperback
$5.99 US
6.5"W x 9"H x 0.14"D  
On sale Jan 01, 2001 | 32 Pages | 9781575651095
| Grades 1-3
Reading Level: Lexile 520L | Fountas & Pinnell K
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.

Tod likes nothing more than saving and counting his money. Then his brother Ernest gives him $20 and challenges him to spend it all in one day. Can Tod do it?

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: Using Money)
Daphne Skinner is the pseudonym of an award-winning writer of many children’s books. She lives in Connecticut. View titles by Daphne Skinner
John Abbott Nez has illustrated books of all sorts. John sometimes works in traditional mediums with real paints. He also makes digital art on his computer. John lives in Seattle. View titles by John Nez

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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.

Tod likes nothing more than saving and counting his money. Then his brother Ernest gives him $20 and challenges him to spend it all in one day. Can Tod do it?

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: Using Money)

Author

Daphne Skinner is the pseudonym of an award-winning writer of many children’s books. She lives in Connecticut. View titles by Daphne Skinner
John Abbott Nez has illustrated books of all sorts. John sometimes works in traditional mediums with real paints. He also makes digital art on his computer. John lives in Seattle. View titles by John Nez

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