Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Math Attack








Author: Joan Horton
Illustrator: Kyrsten Brooker
Title: Math Attack
Genre: Children’s picture book
Sub genre: numbers, stories in rhyme
Theme: fiction
Primary and secondary characters: Miss Glass, young girl
Date: 2009
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Publisher Company: Melanie Kroupa Books
Brief summary on how to use for students:  The students will be able to use this book by learning and counting numbers. Students who have difficulty with math can relate to the character in the book and realize that we all have trouble with certain things. There are numbers scattered everywhere and by reading the numbers, it can help the students learn.
Summary: Miss Glass asks the young girl while in class what is 7 times 10? The young girl tries to think of the answer and suddenly numbers explode out of her and attack everyone. When other try to help her and ask what happened and each time her numbers attacked everyone. After everything she finally remembers what 7 times 10 is and her mind suddenly becomes clear. The next day she felt great about school and math until Miss Glass asks what is 11 times 9?

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