On the shelf

The first five.

Front and back of every jacket we have so far. More volumes come when Ayaan is ready — they will land here, not as a wall of empty numbers.

ALU-V001

The Journey To Genius Begins Here

Ayaan's first book. Ayaan in his Portugal number-7 kit, arms wide, laughing in the living room. Pure joy. The book is his.

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Vol. 001

The Journey To Genius Begins Here

Front · Vol. 001

Volume 001

The Journey To Genius Begins Here

Inside this volume

  • Place value — hundreds, tens, and ones
  • Word families
  • Subtraction practice
  • Number pairs that make 100
  • Time, money, and reading

Next book: Times-Table Rookie.

Ayaan Learning Universe

Written for Ayaan.

Back · Vol. 001

ALU-V002

Times-Table Rookie

You know the drill. Ayaan on his belly on the living-room carpet, writing. Mila beside him, chin in her palms, watching the page.

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Vol. 002

Times-Table Rookie

Front · Vol. 002

Volume 002

Times-Table Rookie

Inside this volume

  • Skip-count launch: the 3-train
  • ×3 and ×4 training camps
  • Magic-e: cap becomes cape
  • Real-or-silly word detective
  • Zero-wall subtraction

Volume 003 — Divide and Conquer — is waiting. Sharing is about to get fair.

Ayaan Learning Universe

Written for Ayaan.

Back · Vol. 002

ALU-V003

Divide and Conquer

Fair-share superpower. Ayaan and Mila running the park by the bay, palms behind them, Mila clutching her ball. Best friends on a quest.

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Vol. 003

Divide and Conquer

Front · Vol. 003

Volume 003

Divide and Conquer

Inside this volume

  • Rocket review of Book 2 power
  • ×6 and ×7 tables
  • Division as fair shares
  • 4-digit addition mountains
  • Magic-e returns: hop → hope

Volume 004 — The Eights and Nines Summit. The ×8 and ×9 tables await, with a magic-9s pattern that feels like a cheat code.

Ayaan Learning Universe

Written for Ayaan.

Back · Vol. 003

ALU-V004

The Eights & Nines Summit

The mountain. Ayaan with his arm around Mila on the stone wall. He grins. She makes her fierce little champion face. Summit photo.

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Vol. 004

The Eights & Nines Summit

Front · Vol. 004

Volume 004

The Eights & Nines Summit

Inside this volume

  • The ×8 trail — double, double, double
  • The ×9 trail and its cheat-code pattern
  • Dividing by 3 and 4
  • Four-digit take-aways across zeros
  • Vowel teams ee, ea, ai, ay

Volume 005 — Full-Table Champion — is waiting. Every table, 2 through 10. He is ready.

Ayaan Learning Universe

Written for Ayaan.

Back · Vol. 004

ALU-V005

Full-Table Champion

Every table obeys you. Ayaan as champion — backpack on, peace signs up, heading out on a mission. The last of the first five.

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Vol. 005

Full-Table Champion

Front · Vol. 005

Volume 005

Full-Table Champion

Inside this volume

  • Table tune-up: ×2, ×5, ×10
  • Every table 2 through 10, raced twice
  • Division by 6, 7, 8, and 9
  • Area-box multiplication
  • Numbers to 10,000

Volume 006 — Bigger Times, Longer Words — is waiting. Carrying multiplication, remainders, and longer stories.

Ayaan Learning Universe

Written for Ayaan.

Back · Vol. 005