Carol Vorderman

This book would be a great add to my classroom library. It gives many experiments students can do related to math to assist them in learning different concepts. I like how the book is arranged from simpler math concepts to slightly more difficult ones. This is similar to grade progression for students. I also like how the glossary is very detailed and doesn't just have definitions but figures and visual aids to help students better understand some of the definitions. The book includes many show more pictures and illustrations to give students a visual of concepts as well as see other kids doing experiments which can possibly show students that the experiments can be done. The book is quite old, so some of the pictures are a little outdated. For example, there is a picture of a kid using a computer and the computer is a very old model computer that today's kids probably have never seen. But as the basis of most math concepts haven't changed, the content is still very useful. The experiments may have to be updated by a teacher that is using them to better fit the interests of today's children.
Overall, I think the book is a great reference for students and teachers. show less

#35, 2006

I enjoyed this book a lot – it was recommended to me by angelofthenorth a couple of years ago, and I’m just now getting around to considering doing the diet. She’s basically recommending a wheat- and dairy-free, low-meat diet. Which would probably be great for me, since I’m a vegetarian who has some mild allergy issues with wheat and dairy. :D She’s also got a lot of recipes, some of which look really yummy, although I am a bit nervous about some of the ingredients, which show more are new to me (like quinoa, which I’ve never tried cooking before; I’ve got a box in the pantry though, that I bought last week, so I WILl be trying it).

I also showed the book to my doctor, who was skeptical at first based on the title (she thought it was going to be a lame or maybe even dangerous fad diet), but when she looked through, she said it actually looked really balanced and healthy (and yummy). So, I’m definitely considering going on this diet for a month, but haven’t started yet (I’m planning to visit a nutritionist first, just to make sure I’ll be doing anything I choose to do in the healthiest way). show less

Wow! What cannot be said about this book? It is packed with Mathematics, History, experiments, and more. It reads more like an informational text than a sequenced story, but it keeps readers with short attention spans (like me) busy.

My copy has a few page references incorrect and some of the scientific explanations lack the depth a teacher like me would prefer, but that does not stop me from giving this book 4 out of 5 stars.

If only I had the classroom time to try all of the experiments in show more this book... show less

This book contains a lot of activities, histories, basic knowledge of a variety of mathematical concepts. The activities in the book are usually productive where they allow students to understand a concept from a less conventional method. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to be used for students in the grades of 5th-9th grade. However, I would also recommend that a parent or teacher pick and choose activities from this book.