Jonathan Litton

Max and Suzy receive a note from Miss Add-It-Up to meet her in the park for a picnic. There are math clues along the way to help Suzy and Max get to their picnic destination. The clues/problems that they encounter teach counting, shapes, addition, subtraction, and even a small problem on division. I think it is really cool how the end of the book discusses all of the problems seen in the book and which page could be used to find a certain type of problem. This is a great learning resource to kids, especially students of first grade.… (altro)

"Mesmerizing Math" by Jonathan Lin throws the reader into what can only be described as mesmerizing world of numbers, shapes and mathematics. A book which I believe would be best used as a supplemental text as opposed to a read aloud about math this book. This book, though, the pages are full of information seems like it would be a fun way to address math topics which students might be struggling with or learning about a new topic. I believe the bright pictures and interactive pages would create a fun text to learn about a subject which children do not always see as fun.… (altro)