Kids are sure to love this funny and very accessible tale--based on one of math's greatest myths--about Rene Descartes, the father of modern geomet...
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Nov 18, 2010
Leslie
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This is an easy reader aimed at the AVERAGE 2nd grader that tells a funny story about a real philospher from long ago who was also a math wizard. It taught my 7 year old about a couple of math terms I thought we wouldn't see till the middle school years. I like how now when he does arrive at his first philosophy or logic class he'll feel like Descartes is an old friend.
Nov 01, 2011
Joe
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Rene Descartes is so important for the development of math that our early grade school children would benefit from meeting him in this funny story. I've read this to many classes from K through 6. They love hearing of Rene's battle with sloppiness and his discovery of the rectangular coordinate system to help him find order. This prepares the students for learning how the coordinate system works. I've used this book in kindergarten classes to prepare them for graphing problems. With a little
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Nov 01, 2011
Amy
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This book was extremely interesting, and can be used to integrate literacy into math. While teaching about history of the cartesian plane, it also shares how to plot points and provides an idea that you can use to introduce plotting points to students in the classroom through a hands-on approach. The book is very informative and useful.
Nov 01, 2011
Kelsey
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I loved how this book was interdisciplinary -- it touched on reading, mathematics, and history! This is a fun way to teach students about Cartesian coordinates. The story format may help them understand the concept better too.
Nov 01, 2011
JaNeal
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An interesting and creative approach to a story about Math. I love the leaps the author makes to create a fun and engaging story about math.
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