Fly a Jet Fighter (You Do the Math) - Hardcover

Koll, Hilary; Mills, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1609927311 ISBN 13: 9781609927318

Publisher: words & pictures, 2015

Synopsis

Take to the skies on a mission to be the best fighter pilot! Follow each stage of the mission and complete the math exercises to create your squadron of jet fighter aces! From addition and decimals to line graphs and pie charts, these books have different challenges to be solved with a varying range of difficulty.

About this title

About the Author

Hilary Koll worked as a math teacher in an elementary school and also lectured in Mathematics at the University of Reading, England. More recently, she has turned her attention towards publishing and is now a full-time writer and consultant in Math Education. In conjunction with Steve Mills she has written over 150 titles for a variety of publishers, including Letts, Heinemann and QEB.

Steve Mills was a teacher in both elementary and high school before lecturing in Math Education at the University of Reading, England. During this time he began to write math books for both teachers and children and in conjunction with Hilary Koll, has written over 150 books.

Reviews

Gr 6 Up—This graphic series attempts, with mixed results, to show real world applications for math by putting readers in situations where they need to solve problems to fulfill a task. For instance, in Jet Fighter, before participating in reconnaissance tasks and air-to-air combat, students must first learn about jet fighters and their history, select squadron pilots, complete fighter pilot training, and figure out how to operate a jet fighter. Each spread presents three to six word problems, which cover concepts such as addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and algebra, as well as skills such as telling time, reading coordinates on a map, and measuring angles. The series misses the mark, however. The material feels forced into the story line. An algebra problem is jarringly out of place mixed in with addition and subtraction problems, especially when it follows more basic information such as telling time and counting and identifying shapes. With an answer key that only provides numbers rather than hinting at how to complete calculations, this series assumes that readers have a solid understanding of the subject. A very brief glossary and index are provided, and the table of contents is not completely representative of the math included on each page. VERDICT An optional purchase for most libraries. Recommended for students with a strong grasp of math rather than those in need of additional instruction.—Meaghan Darling, Long Hill Township Public Library, Gillette, NJ

Edition details

• Publisher: words & pictures
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1609927311
• ISBN 13: 9781609927318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Aleksic Vladimir
• Number of pages: 32