It's About Time, Max! (Math Matters)($5.99Value)

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Discover Math Matters! With over 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5–8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math. Max has problems when he loses his beloved digital watch. He can't tell time on the analog watch that replaces it. What should he do? With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award–winning Math Matters series focuses on a single concept and reinforces math vocabulary and skills. Bonus activities in the back of each book feature math and reading comprehension questions, and even more free activities online add to the fun! (Math topic: Time) Grade 1-3-These two easy-to-read books each present a math concept through an interesting story. In The Long Wait, Zack and Josh are eager to board the Cosmic Beetle, a thrill ride at the park, in spite of the long line. By estimating how many people are ahead of them, how many ride the Beetle at once, and how long the ride takes, the boys are able to get a clear picture of how long they'll have to wait. Drama is added when Josh disappears just when it's time to board. In It's About Time, a young boy loses his digital watch and runs into problems reading analog clocks. In trying to keep his lack of knowledge a secret, Max fails to catch the school bus, is late for a surprise party, and misses a horror movie. His family finally notices his plight and teaches him how to tell time through a treasure hunt. Each book stresses that math is useful in real-life situations. Concluding reference charts explore each concept further, and activities are suggested. The clever stories and colorful cartoon-styled illustrations are added bonuses. Anne Knickerbocker, Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. " Each book stresses that math is useful in real-life situations... clever stories and colorful cartoon-styled illustrations..." -- School Library Journal June 2000 "A new series of books called MATH MATTERS® is just the ticket to practice skills at home or at school." -- Teaching K-8 "The MATH MATTERS® stories are good stories...connecting math to the child's everyday world..." -- Dr. Juanita Copley, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Houston, TX "The MATH MATTERS® stories do a very good job of building math confidence." -- Linda Dacey, professor of Mathematics and Education, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA MATH MATTERS¨ encourages children to explore how math matters in their lives. Each story focuses on a single math concept. Children will identify with the characters and will enjoy finding out how they use math in all sorts of real-life situations. The lively illustrations and humorous storylines will make children feel "right at home" with math. MATH MATTERS¨ helps children make the connection between the math they are learning in school and their everyday world. Each story: ¥focuses on a single math concept ¥shows how kids use math in all sorts of real-life situations ¥sparks interest in math and makes math more meaningful ¥supports and extends math and reading skills ¥can be enjoyed by independent readers and read aloud to younger children "The Math Matters ¨stories do a very good job of building math confidence. Children connect the math concepts they are learning in school to real-world situations, making math more accessible and their own experience with it more successful." -Linda Dacey, Professsor of Mathematics and Education, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA "The Math Matters ¨stories are good stories! While directly connecting math to the child's everyday world, they do so in a way that will make sense to children. The math vocabulary is appropriate." -Dr. Juanita Copley, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Houston, TX Kitty Richards, the pen name for a children’s book editor in New York City, has written more than 25 books for young readers. A former teacher, she currently resides in Queens, New York. Gioia Fiammenghi has illustrated numerous children’s books. Her work has been included on The New York Times’ list of 100 Outstanding Children’s Books’ Illustrators. Her awards include the AIGA and her work has been cited by the Child Study Association in their list of the Best Books of the Year. Gioia lives with her husband in Monte Carlo and has three grown children. Yikes! It wasn't a digital watch. This one had hands on it! What time was it? I couldn't tell. I ran home as fast as I could.