Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late - Hardcover

Overdeck, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250035856 ISBN 13: 9781250035851

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends, 2013

Synopsis

Get ready for back-to-school season with the Bedtime Math mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives!

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine

We all know it's wonderful to read bedtime stories to kids, but what about doing math? Many generations of Americans are uncomfortable with math and numbers, and too often we hear the phrase, "I'm just not good at math!" For decades, this attitude has trickled down from parents to their kids, and we now have a culture that finds math dry, intimidating, and just not cool.

Bedtime Math wants to change the way we introduce math to children: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. Inside this book, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems to tackle--math that isn't just kid-friendly, but actually kid-appealing. With over 100 math riddles on topics from jalapeños and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, this book bursts with math that looks nothing like school. And with three different levels of challenge (wee ones, little kids, and big kids), there's something for everyone. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time!

About this title

About the Authors

Laura Overdeck has a BA in astrophysics from Princeton University and knows numbers. Since she enjoys them so much, she (along with her husband John) decided to give their three children math problems instead of bedtime stories, and BEDTIME MATH was born.

Jim Paillot has contributed illustrations to many children's books, including the Bedtime Math series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250035856
• ISBN 13: 9781250035851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Paillot Jim
• Number of pages: 96