What your fifth grader needs to know :  fundamentals of a good fifth-grade education / 
 What your 5th grader needs to know 
edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Delta Trade Paperbacks,  1995. 
 - xx, 393 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - The Core knowledge series ;  bk. 5 .
 - Core knowledge series ;  bk. 5. .
<br/><br/> Originally published: New York : Doubleday, c1993.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>I. Language arts. Stories and speeches ; A few poems for fifth grade : The living world ; Humor ; American themes ; Feelings and ideas ; Learning about language ; Learning about literature -- Sayings and phrases -- II. Geography, world civilization, and American civilization. Geography of the United States and the world ; Geography ; World civilization ; American civilization -- III. Fine arts. Music ; Visual arts -- IV. Mathematics. Whole numbers ; Decimals-- addition, subtraction, and multiplication ; Division ; Decimal division ; Fractions ; Measurement ; Plane figures ; Area ; Ratio, scale, percent, average, graphs ; Rectangular prisms and cubes ; Volume; Rates and speed ; Functions and equations -- V. Natural sciences. Life sciences ; Physical sciences ; Mechanical concepts ; Transferring heat energy ; Electricity ; Motion, engines, and motors ; Stories of scientists. 
<br/><br/> Shows parents what thier fifth grader needs to know in order to make progress in school and be effective in society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0385314647 (pbk.) :  $10.95 9780385314640 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fifth grade (Education)--Curricula--United States.<br/>Curriculum planning--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB 1571 5th  / .W43 1995