![]() Quick read, recommended to kids who love math as well as those who dislike it.ĭavid Lubar has created an interesting body of work. It has enough fruit to make Mom happy and enough sugar to keep me hoppy." "The orange-banana Slush Monster with extra honey is a about as perfect a drink as you can get. But again, they're funny in a juvenile sort of way, so ok. I don't know if I like the bits of writing that are actually meant to be a story. ![]() For example, at the end of Chapter 4x25 (2x5), "At that moment, I didn't see any way he could possibly be wrong." that aimed at reluctant readers, so I guess kids are ok with it. I did not appreciate the foreshadowing at the end of the chapters, but it's common in MG fiction, esp. That is to say, multiplying by 25 is really dividing by 4 and adding two zeroes. And I love the observation that "money is easier to think about than numbers" and therefore the boys figured out something that I don't know if I ever have used. ![]() I particularly appreciate the 'brain teasers' on the math test, and the fact that the answers are *not* given in the book. ![]() ![]() Not to mention that multiplication and division are just faster ways of doing addition and subtraction. I *love* that Lubar points out that math is so much more than just arithmetic. The plot is thin, but the humor is engaging, and the math very clever. ![]()
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