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Book #1 · Picture Book · Ages 5–9 · 2022
What Is Math?
By Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Sachiko Yoshikawa (Illustrator)
Discover how math shapes our world, from baking to building spaceships.
40 pages
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Hardcover
Book Series · 3 Books
What Is? Books
In order from What Is Math? to What Is Christmas?.
The What Is? series is a set of 3 picture books by Michelle Medlock Adams, published between 2005 and 2022. Written for ages 2–9, most books run about 25 pages.
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
In reading order
What Is? Series
3 books · Published 2005–2022
#1
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$1697
What Is Math?
Picture Book · Ages 5–9 · 2022
Discover how math shapes our world, from baking to building spaceships.
Sale price
$759
What Is Easter?
Board Book · Ages 3–6 · 2005
Discover Easter's true meaning beyond bunnies and eggs.
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$759
What Is Christmas?
Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2006
Discover the true meaning of Christmas through playful rhymes.
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Common Questions
How many books are in the What Is? series?
There are 3 books in the What Is? series. It began with What Is Easter? in 2005, and the newest book, What Is Math?, was published in 2022.
What order should you read the What Is? books in?
Start with What Is Math? and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #3.
What ages are the What Is? books best for?
The series is best for ages 2–9, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
The people
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The people who bring What Is? to life.
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