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How to Be Good at Math
SKU
045952
ISBN
9781465435750
Grade 2-5
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
DK has published a great guide for children who need visual examples and extra help with math. This book offers step-by-step explanations and colorful graphics to aid children in grades 2-5. Get additional explanation for numbers, calculating, measurement geometry, statistics, and Algebra. Students will be taken through examples and then given the opportunity to solve a few problems. Tips are given along the way to make math concepts more understandable. 320 pgs, pb. ~ Donna
Publisher's Description of How to Be Good at Math
How to Be Good at Math uses an innovative visual approach to explain and define all the basic math concepts taught in schools for children aged 711.
Unlike other math guides, dictionaries, and workbooks, How to Be Good at Math presents topics in dynamic, colorful graphics reinforced by real-life examples and fascinating facts. Ranging from second-grade topics such as learning odd and even numbers to harder sixth-grade-level problems like angles and algebra formulas, the innovative, highly visual approach makes basic math easier to understand than ever before.
How to Be Good at Math is perfect for reluctant mathematicians, as well as providing a fun, reliable reference to look things up.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Grades: | 2-5 |
| ISBN: | 9781465435750 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 2.95 |
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