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by Jon Scieszka (Author), Lane Smith (Illustrator) "ON MONDAY in math class, ..." (more)
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Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes till the bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants -- can you make 1 good outfit? Don't worry -- it's just the Math Curse striking! An amusing book about dealing with numbers in everyday life.


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Whew! This latest whimsical work from Scieszka and Smith (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; The Stinky Cheese Man) is bound to stretch out the old thinking cap. The day after her teacher announces, "You know, you can think of almost everything as a math problem," the narrator is afflicted with a "math curse" that affects how she views every facet of her day ("Everything seems to be a problem"). A minimum of the questions she asks herself are entirely logical ("How many quarts are in a gallon?"); some are far-fetched extrapolations (if an M&M is about one centimeter long and the Mississippi River is about 4000 kilometers long, how many M&Ms would it take to measure the length of this river?); and a happily hefty number are sheer nonsense: "I undo 8 buttons plus 2 shoelaces. I subtract 2 shoes. I multiply times 2 socks and divide by 3 pillows to get 5 sheep, remainder 1, which is all I need to count before I fall asleep." Like the text, Smith's wonderfully wacky collage-like art will give readers ample food for thought-even if it's part junk food. Here's a morsel: "Does tunafish + tunafish = fournafish?" Kids will want seconds-count on it. Ages 7-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for a teacher!, Jan 11 2004
By C. Petraitis "christina1780" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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I have used this book to teach second, fourth, and sixth grade. All of my students have enjoyed it. I would even recommend it for higher grades b/c there are a lot of math jokes that students will not get in the lower grades.

This book is great if you want to place a "math curse" on your students so they look at everything as a math problem! They analyze their daily life and are able to write their daily routines as math problems. This is a must have for any teacher/parent!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not all Curses Are Bad!, April 20 2004
By Theresa Romero (Tucson, AZ Pima and U of A student) - See all my reviews
I absolutley loved this book. The illustrations along with the story line brings about a wonderfull method to get children (of all ages)thinking about math. Whether they like it or not, math is a part of their daily lives. This book makes math fun and gets kids thinking about how perhaps they will experience a "math curse" one day.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars How to reverse a Math Curse, Mar 31 2004
By Allison Wagner (Tucson Az, Pima Student) - See all my reviews
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I would definitely recommend the Math Curse for all ages. It is especially helpful with explaining to young children that math is essential for every day activities. It also deals with math problems that come up unexpectedly in daily routines. The pictures in this book are incredibly vivid and they captivate the reader by displaying math problems through charts and other simple mathematical formulas. This book is a must for every elementary school classroom. This book is really helpful for anyone trying to reach students and change their outlook on math! Students who have once feared math and felt they were cursed will now have a greater appreciation for math!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but uses old imperial system (U.S.)
This is a great book for girls or boys. My kids ages 6 & 8 think it is so funny, and it will last for several years as some of the math is within their reach and some is a bit... Read more
Published 2 months ago by E. Lobo-lee

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Curse Review
Math Curse was a big hit when I read it to a 4Th grade class I was observing. The pictures are vivid and grabbed their attention. Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by Maricella White

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Curse or Math Fun for All
This book is entertaining for all ages. It combines charts, riddles, terms, and more in an amusing tale of mathematical chaos that helps children to realize even math can be fun... Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by Brianna

5.0 out of 5 stars There is humour in numbers.
This book presents arithmetic in a humours and off-beat way. When our children are bored with the dull and dreary school way of presenting homework, we pull out this one... Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by Dan Andrews

5.0 out of 5 stars How true!
I read this book to my math classes every year. It is a great example of how EVERYTHING is connected to math! A MUST HAVE for every math teacher of any level.
Published on Dec 25 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Curse
Math Curse
Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

This book is about "The Math Curse" The boy has the Math Curse. In this book you can think of everything as a math problem. Read more

Published on Sep 23 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Curse
Jon Scieska's Math Curse is an excellent book for motivating students about problem solving. Whenever I read this book to my students, they ask me to read it over and over again... Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by JJ

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Curse
Amusing story of how math is integrated into every aspect of our daily life. This book takes you through one day in the main character's life after his teacher says, "You know,... Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by L A Spillane-Larke

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book for budding math-fanatics!
I love this book! More important, my seven-year-old, who is math-crazy, loves this book. This book is incredibly packed with math, and all the ways math applies in every aspect of... Read more
Published on Feb 7 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars math? funny???...
There are few author-illustrator teams that I like as much as John Scieszka and Lane Smith. They have teamed up time and again to create books that both children and adults find... Read more
Published on Sep 30 2002 by NotATameLion

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