In 1993, Greg Mortenson tried to climb K2 in honor of his younger sister, but when another member of his group got sick, they turned around and Greg became lost in the mountains of Pakistan. He wandered into a poor village, where the village chief and his people took him in. Moved by their kindness, he promised to return and build a school for for the children. Over the next decade, Moertenson …
Brain Teasing Math Puzzles!
Readers who have graduated from THE GRAPES OF MATH will find new, more advanced math challenges. Greg Tang is back with his bestselling approach to addition and subtraction: problem solving. By solving challenges that encourage kids to "group" numbers rather than memorize formulas, even the most reluctant math learners are inspired to see math in a whole new way! Math Potatoes is full of Tang …
In this book you soon will find Math riddles that will stretch your mind. You'll add in ways both fast and fun. They sure beat counting one bu one. Each problem has a little twist, each verse a clue you might have missed. The trick is first to look around. A clever answer might be found. So try a riddle on for size. Your brain will like the exercise! And when you are done it will be clear, that…