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| Authors: Marcia Miller, Martin Lee
Brand: Scholastic
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 3861
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0439175402
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.7
UPC: 078073175406
EAN: 9780439175401
ASIN: 0439175402
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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Fun and Challenging Math Stories November 13, 2006
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
Both of my sons (ages 6-7 and 11) have profited from and enjoyed this book. I think many kids of differing abilities would as well. The problems are fun and interesting, and they build skills that can be used in real life situations.
The problems are phrased as mysteries so you must first read the story and then figure out how you can solve it. After this you go back to the story to collect the facts and apply the math. This is excellent practice for more real-life problems as well as for less-fanciful math story problems kids will see in school. Use Amazon's Search Inside feature to see some of the stories.
For the just-turned-7-year-old we usually helped him work the problems out - but he really likes math and has some understanding of probabilities and combinatorics. We expect him to help figure out what the necessary facts are and give some ideas on how to put them together to solve the problem. Sometimes on his own he reads them, thinks about them, and then reads the answer. My 11-year-old is in the highest level at math at his school (top 5% or something), but still considers the stories interesting and challenging for doing on his own. (Please note that I am not trying to brag about my kids' abilities, but attempting to give you an idea of the age and ability range.)
If you are looking for some fun math for your kids to do - I think it's likely they'll enjoy this book. I am very happy with my purchase.
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