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Title: Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School
ISBN: 0590457268
Author:
Louis Sachar
Publicate Date: 1994-09-01
Publish: 1994-09-01
List Price: $4.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: An excellent supplementary book for elementary school mathematics
The first 24 problems in this book are alphametics, which solidified my belief that alphametics are one of the best types of problems for teaching children the rules of algebra. The problems are fairly simple, some examples are
mom
+ pop
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yoyo
top
+tot
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opt
There are also five more difficult alphametics where the operation is multiplication.
The remaining problems are lengthy word problems that involve logic, while requiring some thought; all are within the grasp of the late elementary school student. Solutions to all 55 problems are included at the end. This is an excellent supplementary book for elementary school mathematics.
Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission
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2: It's great
Although this book looks like a kid's book, it is really for teenagers and older. It is full of math puzzles, so if you have a bent for figuring out puzzles, don't let the cover and title put you off. It's not really arithmetic -- it's more logic puzzles. I loved this book, and so did my high school aged kids.
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3: THIS BOOK WILL GIVE YOU A HEADACHE!
This is not a story book. It is a math book. It is too difficult for a young reader. Most adults or older teenagers would probably enjoy it but only if they love math. My 9 year old child said it gave her a headache. My child was given this book at school to read and expected to do the problems in it. Some of the problems required math skills she has not even been introduced too. It is simply too hard for young readers.
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4: Fun, but challenging
As someone who has always been a math person, I loved this book when I was in 4th grade. I was able to do the problems in it and thought it was a fun different approach to learning about math and using logic. I think that this book can be still a fun brain teaser even for adults, as I am one now :). I would say that for many younger Sachar readers this book has a high chance of being over their heads unless they have an adult help them through it, as it has almost an algebraic approach to it. Personally, I think this book is fantastic, but I would not recommend it for anyone looking for just an entertaining story. This is a book of math riddles.
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5: This is not a story
My 10 year-old loves Louis Sachar in general and the Wayside books in particular. After devouring the 3 in the boxed set, he begged for more Wayside School stories. I searched amazon and found this and ordered it and he was so excited when it arrived that he dropped what he was playing and tore upstairs to read it.
He came down in 5 minutes - SO disappointed. He claimed the book 'is not the same'. I took a look and sure enough - it's a book of puzzles. There is no narrative, no story.
Maybe the puzzles are fun - but we were looking for a story. Personally I don't think that the description here made it clear that this is not in fact a story. I wouldn't have ordered this book if I'd realized what it was.
If you're looking for puzzles - go for it. If you're hoping (as we were) for another installment in the Wayside School stories - this is NOT it.
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