I'm Trying to Love Math

by Bethany Barton

Hardcover, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

510

Collection

Publication

Viking Books for Young Readers (2019), 40 pages

Description

In a book for those who dislike mathematics, an alien explains the many areas in which math is used, including baking, music, navigation, and measurements.

User reviews

LibraryThing member mxa107
The story is an easy to read book to elementary or middle school students at the beginning of the school year in a math class. Since not all students love math, they will be able to see how math is a part of practically everything! It introduces a few topics such as pi, irrational numbers,
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fractions, and includes some historical facts! The book contains every day examples students can relate to and is written with a hilarious style!
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LibraryThing member rbradfute
I'm Trying to Love Math, is a very signature humor book about the most scariest subject which is math. Bethany Barton, introduces readers to people and things that use math in amazing ways. This book has many benefits with helping students see that math isn't a scary subject, but a exciting one.
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Showing that other people and things use this subject in their daily life helps the students want to learn more and calms them over the whole idea of math.
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Awards

Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2021)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 9.81 inches

ISBN

0451480902 / 9780451480903

Other editions

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