My boys have the math curse.
- When I tell my 6 year old asks what time Dad will be home-- he translates the time to the number of minutes until arrival.
- When shopping with my 8 year old --
he races to tally the total cost before the cash register.
It’s a bit like living inside a math story-problem 24/7 --
which is exactly what happens in Jon Scieszka's MathCurse.
- When I tell my 6 year old asks what time Dad will be home-- he translates the time to the number of minutes until arrival.
- When shopping with my 8 year old --
he races to tally the total cost before the cash register.
It’s a bit like living inside a math story-problem 24/7 --
which is exactly what happens in Jon Scieszka's MathCurse.
The main character, in this imaginative picture book, is sucked into a world where everything he looks at, or thinks about, becomes a math problem.
Stopping to by a chocolate bar on the way from home, I reach into his pocket and find a $5, 1 $1 bill, a quarter and a penny. George Washington is on both the quarter and the $1. Abraham Lincoln is on the penny and the $5 bill. So which is true:
a) 1 Washington equals 25 Lincolns
b) 5 Washington equals 1 Lincoln.
c) Washington equals 100 Lincoln.
d) 1 Lincoln equals 20 Washington's.
Entertaining, mind teasing, and humorous --
your math lover is sure to enjoy this book x 2.
Stopping to by a chocolate bar on the way from home, I reach into his pocket and find a $5, 1 $1 bill, a quarter and a penny. George Washington is on both the quarter and the $1. Abraham Lincoln is on the penny and the $5 bill. So which is true:
a) 1 Washington equals 25 Lincolns
b) 5 Washington equals 1 Lincoln.
c) Washington equals 100 Lincoln.
d) 1 Lincoln equals 20 Washington's.
Entertaining, mind teasing, and humorous --
your math lover is sure to enjoy this book x 2.