Math+Curse

=  ﻿ ﻿ Math Curse = = By Jon Scieszka/ Illustrated by Lane Smith =

**__Summary__**
==== Math Curse is about a boy who, after a math lesson on word problems, realizes that all of life can be related to a math problem. This causes a silly hysteria filled day full of ponderings and hypotheticals. Problems range from what fraction of a pizza should he eat for lunch to how many minutes he needs to get ready in the morning. This book is a delightful read which is sure to get children thinking about math in a new light. ====

**__Recommendations__**
==== This book is good for teachers who are introducing the idea of word problems to their class. The boy in the story uses ordinary activities throughout the day to illustrate the times when we need everything from addition and subtraction to fractions and logic. This story could also come in handy when trying to impress on students the necessity of math in everyday situations. It is also possible for this book to be used as an activity to solve the math problems that are proposed in the book, but there is no major aspect of math that is covered in depth. Therefore, the purpose of assignments related to this story would be more effective as a shift in thought regarding math. ====

**__Information about the Author__**
====Jon Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8, 1954. He was born to Louis and Shirley Scieszka, and was one of six brothers. After originally wanting to be a doctor, he moved from Detroit to New York City after graduated from Albion College to be a writer. Instead, however, he bagan teaching Elementary school and was soon inspired to continue writing with a much younger audience in mind. He met a man, Lane Smith, who made wonderful illustrations for magazine articles. They soon penned a book called //A Wolf's Tale.// After being rejected from many of the main publishing companies, //A Wolf's Tale// finally became published by Viking Books under the new title, //The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.// Since then, he has published eight other picture books with the help of illustrator Lane Smith and has sold eleven million books worldwide.==== [|More Information About the Author]

**__Connections to Literacy__**
====This book would be great for vocabulary instruction. It contains many tier three words related to Mathematics instruction. Since the book also contains a good story line, it may be used for a comprehension lesson. The plot is provided in a very sequential order and would therefore facilitate a graphic organizer representing sequential story lines.====

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