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Math Curse (1995)

by Jon Scieszka

Other authors: Molly Leach (Designer), Lane Smith (Illustrator)

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When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
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    The I Hate Mathematics! Book by Marilyn Burns (Runa)
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    Numbed! by David Lubar (Runa)
    Runa: Numbed! is for older readers, but both heavily focus on students who have some kind of math related curse put on them.
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I do like these nutty books, sometimes you just need to laugh.
  FamiliesUnitedLL | Jul 1, 2023 |
Tells a story of a young student showing their stresses with math by involving their whole day. They involve elementary, middle school, and slight pre high school math. This makes a student hatred of math relatable, and shows how much math is involved in their everyday lives. This book would be good for between 4th and older grades. ( )
  Mel-Morris | Apr 29, 2023 |
A delightful approach when your child is giving you the "I can't do math" routine.

FROM AMAZON: Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes until your bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants. Can you make 1 good outfit? Then you start to wonder: Why does everything have to be such a problem? Why do 2 apples always have to be added to 5 oranges? Why do 4 kids always have to divide 12 marbles? Why can't you just keep 10 cookies without someone taking 3 away? Why? Because you're the victim of a Math Curse. That's why. But don't despair. This is one girl's story of how that curse can be broken. ( )
  Gmomaj | Feb 5, 2023 |
One day a girl wakes up to find that everything is arranged into a math problem. She becomes inspired to create more math problems. In her dreams, she finds a way to escape this math curse out of mathematical thinking. I like this book because it accurately describes the frustration, panic, the emotions associated with overcoming math problems. ( )
  cjl062 | Nov 18, 2022 |
I would have this in my class library because it is a fun short story that has questions on each page that you can involve student participation with. This book is award winning. ( )
  bridgetavila | Nov 16, 2022 |
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If the sum of my nieces and nephews equals 15, and their product equals 54, and I have more nephews than nieces, HOW MANY NEPHEWS AND HOW MANY NIECES IS THIS BOOK DEDICATED TO? --J.S.
If I divide the number of years my dad was an accountant (30) by the number of years I needed help with my math (30), I get one (1) dedication: FOR DAD (THE C.P.A.)--L.S.
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ON MONDAY in math class, Mrs. Fibonacci says, "YOU KNOW, you can think of almost everything as a math problem."
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