Since I am a person who HATES math!!! This book appealed to me and is broken down into a simple math language that was easy to understand. The book has a natural connection to math by using everyday situations from walking on the sidewalk to eating. It has a humorous tone and math definitions are defined throughout the book.
Only downside to this book would be the large amount of information (pictures, words, math terms) that exist on each page. ( )

This book had a lot of great ideas for practical applications of mathematics concepts. It was geared toward elementary school children and does not seem like it would appeal much to high school readers. Some of the activities could be done in a high school classroom, but not many of them. ( )

This book is to help children understand that math is good and not to listen to others. It shows that it is needed in everyday life.
My personal reaction to this book was that it is good to help children understand not to get discourage just because someone else does not like or good at math.
One classroom extension is going over math problems.
Second classroom extension is playing a math game.

This includes some less painful ways to approach math, and many fun applications. It's funny too. ( )

What a fun book with a catchy title page. All of those screaming kids are calling your name to open up and see what all of the fuss is about. Like many math books, this one contains a plethora of different material that can be explored in many sittings. This would be a great book to use with a class of children. I envision assigning one section per child and having them create a presentation for the rest of the class. For example, page 51 shows a strategy for estimating dots. A student could present their idea of how to estimate and explain their results. Maybe they will count the number of dots in a small sample and multiply by how many samples? Maybe they will count an entire line and multiply the number of lines?

This book could also be used for group work. Students could discuss their group’s section before presenting to the entire class. In my opinion, good math books are timeless. The material in this book is the same today as it was in 1975; therefore, this is a good book. Check it out! ( )