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The Real Princess: A Mathemagical Tale

by Brenda Williams · 2014

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A classic with a twist, this number-crunching take on "The Princess and the Pea" features not just one princess, but three, not to mention four horses, five dogs, six grooms, seven gardeners, and all kinds of chances for young mathematicians to put their adding and subtracting to the test! It includes a "Test Your Math Skills" section.

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fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
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princessprincessMore like thisLess of this
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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens

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