Bøger udgivet af Donna Rucinski

Author: This is the BEST math short story collection for kids!Skeptical Middle School Reader: It's the only one. So, you could also say it's also the WORST.Author (sighs, looking at toes): True... but I'm trying to get you to read it. That won't help.Reader: I'm not convinced. It says "Math" right in the title and the cover is boring.Author: How can I get you to try it? I won't make you finish.Reader: Maybe if it was funny...Author: Oh, it's funny all right!Reader: Still, it's about math and math is the worst.Author: It's not all about math. It's about programming computers, and fairies, ...Reader: Still...math.Author: ...and a remote control cat.Reader: Remote control cat? You can control it?Author: Well, he's still a cat, but yeah, mostly. He's a rescue cat and glows in the dark. He goes into a burning building.Reader: Ok fine, I'll try it. but I'll probably hate it. And I'm not going to finish it if it's just word problems, or a fraction workbook.Author (blushes): There's a tiny section where fairies reduce fractions but you won't have to do any work, I promise. Math just helps tell the stories. You can forget it as soon as you're done reading it. There won't be a quiz.Reader: Okay.Author: You're very brave. If it helps this is what other readers have said about the book: "I already liked math, but this book made me like reading more." - Jared"I already liked reading, but this book made me like math more." - OliviaIf you want to look at math a new way, or learn some painlessly, these stories will help!Be brave, try reading them!

One Christmas, a shocking new neighbor came and broke all the rules in the Family Room Village, interrupting the peace among the residents. Violet didn't like Babs, the new neighbor. She was so unlike everyone else, she was literally made of different stuff - plastic! Her house took up too much room, and she made dizzying outfit changes! At first, Babs seemed silly and harmless. But when fighting started, Violet worried Babs might be different on the inside, too. Violet wanted everyone to go back to being happy and getting along. And when another Christmas came along, would the village change even more? "You don't always choose who ends up in your family room. And consequently, who your family is." - Violet Like other Math Myths for the Modern Child Stories, this one has bits of math in it. But it won't ruin your holiday, promise.If you enjoyed Toy Story or Barbie, you'll love this story of toys trying to get along in their family room village.