Math rocks! At least it does in the gifted hands of Sean Connolly, who blends middle school math with fantasy to create an exciting adventure in problem-solving. These word problems are perilous, do-or-die scenarios of blood-sucking vampires (<i>How many months would it take a single vampire to completely take over a town of 500,000 people?</i>) , or a rowboat of 5 shipwrecked sailors with a single barrel of freshwater (<i>How much can they drink, and for how long, before they go mad from thirst???</i>) . Each problem requires readers to dig deep into the tools they're learning in school to figure out how to survive.<br><br>Kids will love solving these problems. Sean Connolly knows how to make tough subjects exciting and he brings that same intuitive understanding of what inspires and challenges kids' curiosity to the 24 problems in <i>The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math</i>. These problems are as fun to read as they are challenging to solve. They test readers on fractions, algebra, geometry, probability, expressions and equations, and more.<br><br>Use geometry to fill in for the ship's navigator and make it safely to the New World. Escape an evil Duke's executioner by picking the right door - probability will save your neck.
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If there were 50 of these books, I would buy all of them
This book is a must read for every parent, teacher and child who loves science and math. And if you don't love science and math yet, you will after reading this book. I hope the author earns so much money with this book, that he is allowed to write another 50 of the same kind. These math puzzles are so incredibly thoughtful, entertaining and delighting - even my three year old wants to do math, after looking at the illustrations and hearing the funny notes. Thank you Sean and the publisher for undertaking this work and creating such a delightful inspiring book. I think if our bookstores would be filled with books like this, America's future in science and engineering would look even brighter. For everyone wondering about the impact of math problems on a child's development of analytical skills, I highly recommend Andrei Toom's paper "Word problems in Russia and America". Read more
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