The Best of Times: Math Strategies That Multiply Contributor(s): Tang, Greg (Author), Briggs, Harry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439210445 ISBN-13: 9780439210447 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2002 Annotation: This witty story gives kids an intuitive understanding of multiplication by encouraging them to arrive at answers on their own rather than memorizing tables. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics - Arithmetic |
Dewey: 513.213 |
LCCN: 2002023043 |
Age Level: 7-10 |
Grade Level: 2-5 |
Lexile Measure: 520 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.38" W x 10.28" L (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2002 pg. 1045 PW Notes and Reprints 08/19/2002 pg. 92 School Library Journal 09/01/2002 pg. 218 Booklist 11/01/2002 pg. 502 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 126 - Recommended, Satisfactory Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 126 - Recommended, Satisfactory Publishers Weekly 08/19/2002 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Tang takes on the times tables, teaching kids innovative ways to multiply numbers and derive answers WITHOUT memorization.Four is very fast to do when you multiply by 2.Here's a little good advice --please just always double twice BEST OF TIMES gives kids an intuitive understanding of multiplication, encouraging them to arrive at answers on their own rather than memorizing the times tables. A child who can multiply by two, for instance, can multiply by four and even eight Likewise, times six builds on times two and times three.With his common-sense approach, Greg Tang encourages kids to solve problems creatively, building both their skills and their confidence. |
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