Arithme-Tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes - Softcover

Lewis, J. Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152058486 ISBN 13: 9780152058487

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2007

Synopsis

These eighteen zany rhyming riddles involve addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication to calculate everything from poodle weights to travel time. And for anyone who's stumped, the answers are included in mirror-writing below each riddle.

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About the Author:

J. Patrick Lewis has authored more than fifty books of poetry for children. In 2011, he was named the Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation and was given the NCTE Excellence in Children's Poetry Award. He lives in Westerville, Ohio.Visit his website at www.jpatricklewis.com.

From Booklist:

Gr. 2-4. Wordplay, riddles, and math problems test readers' skill at addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, telling time, logic, and even general knowledge in this colorfully illustrated collection. Clearly meant to make math more approachable and enjoyable, this compilation includes enough genuinely complex puzzles to keep hardcore young math buffs entertained, whether working the equations themselves or challenging one another. The bright, pencil-and-watercolor illustrations occasionally offer hints; otherwise, puzzle solvers are left to their own devices to decide, for example, the average age of a kindergartner. One truly puzzling riddle, for which no answer is provided, deals with how to read the answers (hold the book in front of a mirror). Children who find math difficult may be frustrated rather than amused, but the humorous tone of the rhyming text and the variety of puzzles will definitely add to the fun for those who are ready for a challenge. Diane Foote
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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0152058486
• ISBN 13: 9780152058487
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Remkiewicz Frank