My 8 year old and I went through each of the problems presented. This quirky kids author (The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs) hit the nail on the head. This book lets you laugh at math instead of fearing it.I loved it!" "I really enjoyed this book, even though you do mention that math is viewed as a curse.but also it emphasizes that math is all around us, whether we're aware of it or not! I am a secondary math education major at West Liberty State College in West Virginia, and this book prompted me to do an honors project about math anxiety. If the sum of my nieces and nephews equals 15 and their product equals 54 and I have more nephews than nieces, how many nephews and how many nieces is this book dedicated to? -J.S. However, I do like it, because it is cute and funny. After all, it makes one think of math as a bad thing (a curse) and it promotes the idea that math is nothing other than a class in school leading to "problems". We haven't studied fractions yet, so I take 12 carrot sticks 3 at a time and eat them 2 at a time. What is another way to say 1/2 of an apple pie?Ī) 2/6 b) 3/6 c) la moitie d'une tarte aux pommes If I want 2 slices of pizza, should I ask for:.Unfortunately for me, LUNCH is pizza and apple pie. In this children's picture book, the main character finds that "anything can be a math problem" when her elementary school teacher puts a math curse on her. Note: This work of mathematical fiction is recommended by Alex for children. A list compiled by Alex Kasman ( College of Charleston)
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