Whodunit Math Puzzles

by Bill Wise

Book Overview

Help A series of outrageous crimes must be solved--and only someone with superior math and logic skills can do it. That means you, right? Count on an exciting time when you join law enforcement's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439332117
• ISBN13: 9780439332118
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Whodunit Math Puzzles

This is an excellent, non-threatening way to introduce math in the real world to children. Cal's adventures are short, and require problem solving skills that everyone needs to practice. This book is not just for the mathematically inclined. It is for children of all ages looking for a riddle to solve.

Excellent math puzzles for the middle school child

My son likes math puzzles, so when he saw that this book was available, he purchased it through the scholastic books program at his school. He enjoyed it and so did I. It consists of 22 problems presented in the form of math puzzles. Each puzzle is roughly four pages in length and solutions to all are in the back of the book. The writing is well done and the problems posed are at the middle school level. Most of the problems involve crimes and what is nice about the stories is that the problems blend so well with the situations. One of the main and valid criticisms of textbook problems is that they are so artificial. There is none of that here. The problems are fresh, interesting and present mathematics in a realistic light. If your children have an interest in math, then you should buy them this book.