Mind-Boggling Numbers
Rosen, Michael J.
Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 24 March 2009
Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketReadable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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If you could hike to the moon, how long would it take? Just how many glasses of lemonade would you need to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool? If everyone on Earth owned exactly the same amount of land, how big would your yard be? And how much time would you spend mowing the lawn?
Learn the math behind these questions in this hilarious romp through weight, volume, distance, and more. These 12 zany scenarios add up to a book full of fun!
"Ms. Mary Math, 'the go-to wiz for mind-boggling math questions, ' answers questions related to volume, distance, weight, and other topics, framed as letters from curious kids. A Florida letter-writer, 'Grounded in Groveland, ' asks how long it would take to send a birthday card to everyone on the planet; the answer, after some quick multiplication, is 222 years. The off-kilter scenarios proposed, which are entertainingly captured in Patton's quirky cartoon graphics, and the off-the-cuff tone Rosen adopts for the answers keep these unconventional story problems from ever feeling like homework. 'That's a sweet thought, ' says Ms. Mary of the birthday card question. 'One problem: your task's impossible.'"--Publishers Weekly
--Journal"Factoids, math, and silly stories combine in this epistolary-style offering. Each of the 12 spreads depicts a 'story problem' in the form of an imaginary child's letter to Ms. Mary Math. Her response answers the question and gives additional fun facts, while on the opposite page is a whimsical illustration of the subject at hand. The pictures serve more as zany, slightly chaotic imaginings of the story problems rather than functional diagrams. Exaggerated, cartoonish images feature mathematical references and children. Ms. Mary Math's letters do describe how she solves the problems but are richer in exclamation points and comparisons to familiar objects (the volume of a milk carton, the height of the Statue of Liberty, etc.) than in step-by-step guidance. Equations and mathematical processes are mostly confined to the 'Do the Math' section in the back matter, which also includes metric conversions; definitions for area, speed, and volume; and further resources. Consider pairing this title with delightful math storybooks like Andrea Menotti's How Many Jelly Beans? or Jon Scieszka's Math Curse, or with Laura Overdeck's 'Bedtime Math' series for fun word problems that kids can solve themselves. VERDICT: Amusing but not essential, this book may work best in the hands of enthusiastic parents, educators, or XKCD fans who wish to inculcate a love of numbers in the next generation."--School Library Journal
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