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Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years /Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Addition and subtraction are as easy as 1+2+3 with this fun and accessible introduction to the essentials of math. This funny and educational book will have readers embracing math instead of fearing it.
Finally, a FUN book to read with kids that helps bridge the gap between what's being taught in school and how today's parents learned math back in the day. Giggle your way through entertaining lessons on addition and subtraction involving muffins, turkey sandwiches, kittens, googly eyes, and more!
Danica McKellar uses her proven math techniques to give children the solid grasp of addition and subtraction that will be key to their success and unlock their potential in the classroom and beyond!
You will WANT to open this math book!
Author Notes
Danica Mae McKellar was born on January 3, 1975. She is an American actress, author and education advocate. She is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years, and later as author of the two New York Times bestsellers, Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail, and Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss, both of which encourage middle-school girls to learn mathematics. Her third math book, Hot X: Algebra Exposed, will be published later in 2010.
McKellar studied at UCLA, and majored in mathematics. (Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-Actor and mathematician McKellar, author of Kiss My Math, returns with a title aimed at early elementary students who are beginning to delve into the world of addition and subtraction. Hosted by a cartoon version of McKellar and Mr. Mouse (who is afraid of math), this book introduces computational math concepts, opening with ways to "make 10" and finishing with multiple-digit addition and subtraction. McKellar acknowledges Mr. Mouse's fear of math but encourages him to join her in exploring the ideas from a different perspective. Using concrete analogies to represent abstract concepts (e.g., tins of buns to represent tens and ones), McKellar shows Mr. Mouse (and readers) ways to make arithmetic less intimidating, and she offers some practice problems (framed as "Game Time") for each new concept. The chapters are constructed well to allow concepts to build on one another, and pleasantly simple cartoon interjections offer readers mental breaks and comic relief. The book is intended to assist both students and their caregivers, and it includes an introductory note for parents, answers to sample problems, and a glossary that translates newer math terms into language that is more familiar to grown-ups. VERDICT As useful to caregivers as it will be to students learning addition and subtraction, this volume deserves a spot in most nonfiction collections that serve elementary-aged children.-Sarah Reid, Four County Library System, NY © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
McKellar keeps the tone light without sacrificing any content as she teaches--and demystifies--"new math" strategies for adding and subtracting with one-, two-, and three-digit numbers. She explains the concepts clearly and puts her own spin on everything from ten frames, number bonds, and part-part-whole boxes to regrouping, ungrouping, and mental math tips. Amusing cartoon illustrations feature McKellar bantering with mathphobic Mr. Mouse. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
