The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math: 24 Death-Defying Challenges for Young Mathematicians
By (Author) Sean Connolly
Workman Publishing
Workman Children's
1st April 2012
14th March 2012
United States
General
Non Fiction
Educational: Mathematics and numeracy
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Puzzles and quizzes
Childrens / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
510
Commended for IndieFab awards (Juvenile Nonfiction) 2012
Hardback
240
Width 144mm, Height 234mm, Spine 24mm
400g
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 (How many months would it take a single vampire to completely take over a town of 500,000 people), or a rowboat of 5 shipwrecked sailors with a single barrel of freshwater (How much can they drink, and for how long, before they go mad from thirst). Each problem requires readers to dig deep into the tools theyre learning in school to figure out how to survive.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 The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math. 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.Use geometry to fill in for the ships navigator and make it safely to the New World. Escape an evil Dukes executioner by picking the right doorprobability will save your neck.
Sean Connolly is the author of the Totally Irresponsible Science series and dozens of other books for both children and adults. A father of three, he is in an ideal position to explain the nuts and bolts of these experiments. He lives in England.