{"product_id":"land-air-and-stream-the-math-explorers-series-volume-7","title":"Land, Air, and Stream - The Math Explorers Series, Book 7","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"67\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\"\u003eLand, Air, and Stream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"28\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"67\"\u003eBook 7 of The Math Explorers Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eContinue the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eLife around the Pond and the Stream has grown more complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"403\"\u003eWhat began as a quiet place of simple paths and predictable rhythms is now a system. Boats arrive. Guests travel between water and shore. Deliveries move through reeds and branches. Music drifts across the meadow. Every change affects something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"585\"\u003eWhen pressure begins to build in several parts of the Stream at once, the explorers realize that solving the problem will require understanding how the entire system fits together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eWater must flow.\u003cbr data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eRoutes must clear.\u003cbr data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"627\"\u003eCosts must balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"686\"\u003eAnd small changes are no longer small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"933\"\u003eTamias and his friends begin measuring, estimating, and testing ideas. A narrow bend can slow an entire channel. A small percentage can change the outcome of a large project. Even a simple musical round reveals patterns that repeat and interact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eThe Stream is not just a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"984\"\u003eIt is a network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eAnd understanding it requires mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1y8a4kq\" data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003eWhat This Book Explores\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003eBook 7 expands the series into systems thinking and scale. Through story and careful observation, readers encounter measurement systems and unit comparison, scaling effects in growing systems, percentage reasoning and margin calculations, resource planning and cost modeling, and repeating mathematical patterns found in music and rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1543\"\u003eEarlier books introduced structure, balance, and growth. 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And that patterns—whether in water, routes, or music—often follow the same mathematical ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003eThe world grows larger.\u003cbr data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003eThe systems grow deeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003eAnd the explorers learn to think beyond a single problem at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"lkur0n\" data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2213\"\u003eIncludes Three Structured Appendices\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2259\"\u003eLearning continues beyond the final chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2390\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eAppendix A — Teaching Moments \u0026amp; Extensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003eA chapter-by-chapter explanation of the mathematical ideas woven into the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2392\" data-end=\"2513\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2392\" data-end=\"2417\"\u003eAppendix B — Glossary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003eClear definitions of the mathematical and system-based terms encountered throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2651\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003eAppendix C — Activities \u0026amp; Applications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2560\"\u003eHands-on exercises that explore measurement, scaling, percentages, and pattern recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"14vkyh0\" data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2675\"\u003eFormat Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2768\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2701\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2715\"\u003eTrim Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\" × 9.25\"\u003cbr data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2731\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"2742\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Math Explorers Series\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toad University Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Paperback","offer_id":42398257086539,"sku":"tmes 7 spb","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Color Paperback","offer_id":42398257119307,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Author Signed and Personalized Full Color Hardcover","offer_id":42398257152075,"sku":null,"price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Color Hardcover","offer_id":42513856299083,"sku":null,"price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/6600\/6603\/files\/book7landairandstreamkindlecover.jpg?v=1773840952","url":"https:\/\/shop.toaduniversitypress.com\/products\/land-air-and-stream-the-math-explorers-series-volume-7","provider":"Toad University Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}