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Learning about fractions isn't always easy, but who says it can't be fun? Using one very entertaining cow, math teacher Taryn Souders has devised a very clever (and fun) way of explaining fractions to beginning learners. One whole cow, calmly eating hay, decided to act differently on this particular day. One whole cow - what should we do? I know! Let's paint one half blue! Prompted by a poem and a visual clue, students are asked to answer what fraction...

A collection of poems written in the form of mathematical problems and grouped according to seasonal themes.

"Relating math to the daily lives of children, these clever poems, accompanied by high-concept art, add up to fun, multiply the adventure and subtract the mystery, fear and loathing from mathematics."--