Math Smart Junior, 2nd Edition

by Marcia Lerner

A PARENTS' CHOICE AWARD-WINNING SERIES A hot summers' day leads Sondra, Jennifer, and Taylor to do strange things, like approximating how many leaves are on the oak tree they're sitting under or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375762604
• ISBN13: 9780375762604
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Important math concepts offered in story form

This book offers a range of middle-school math concepts, explained in story format. The story is age-appropriate, and although it's rather lame and strains in places to be funny (the giant talking animals are a bit much) it is actually fairly effective. Almost the second half of the book is devoted to elementary school math as a review section, and I appreciated that they put that later in the book than the harder stuff: a student who is not doing so well in math is not going to be greatly cheered by a book that starts with "2+2=4 and why". By putting the review at the end, it can be read and digested at the student's own pace, instead of the pace of the book. I am using the book for a slightly younger student who is struggling with math, and he is having fun with the scenarios that the story offers. However, I am guiding him through the problems and explanations: grades 6-8 is probably right on target for a student working independently.