Case Of The Missing Birthday Party: Hello Math

Hello Reader! Math Level 4

by Joanne Rocklin

Pauline is all dressed up to go to a birthday party, but her hamster chewed up the invitation. The only scrap left contains the number five, so she calls on her neighbor Liz the Whiz to track down the address using this clue--and her expert place value skills. Full color.

Genres: Childrens, Mathematics

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

I was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the land of four distinct seasons. The winters are so long!

Wintry days and nights inspired me to read many, many books, the most important thing a writer can do. Of course other seasons inspired me, too! And as soon as I learned to hold a pencil I began writing poems, stories, and diaries.

I have always owned cats (or they have owned me, a cliché, but true!) Coincidentally, all our cats have been authors, and I’ve compiled their writing secrets in the essay “Why Cats Write.”

And I have always lived within walking distance of a library. (O.K. in California, within almost-walking, but driving distance!) I love to read and write, but I also love to talk--especially about writing.

Reviews

[Dolly]

This is an entertaining story in the Hello Reader! Math Level 4 series. The story challenges children to guess the address of a house when just one number of the address is known. Is that number in the ones place or the tens place?

The story is short and somewhat entertaining and helps show children the relevance of math in real life. We enjoyed reading this book together. I purchased this book for our girls to help keep their math skills active during the summer and we will donate it to our local library.