Math Rashes and Other Classroom Tales

by Douglas Evans, Lawrence di Fiori (Illustrator)

This laugh-out-loud sequel to THE CLASSROOM AT THE END OF THE HALL is a witty collection of cautionary tales.

The New-School-Year-Moon hangs above every school the night before it opens. This year it shines over the W.T. Melon Elementary School brighter than ever. And the man in the moon is W.T. Melon himself! There's no doubt that, this year will be full of magical surprises that may teach Morgan, Kate, and the rest of the third graders a lesson or two.

Playground equipment gives a bully a taste of his own medicine, a fairy godteacher grants any wish, a rash breaks out after too much math--these are just a few of the wacky events that unfold in the classroom at the end of the hall.

Genres: Short Stories, Childrens, Fiction, Humor

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2000

About the author

Douglas Evans lives in Berkeley, California. He grew up in Ohio and Minnesota and taught for many years in various settings ranging from a small logging town in Oregon, to a wealthy suburb in California; a private school in Berkeley, to international schools in Helsinki and London. Now he is a full-time writer of books, stories, plays, and screenplays for children. Doug spends a good part of each year living abroad and has visited over 100 countries. Doug plays a competent piano and guitar and has written over 400 songs and compositions. His published books include MVP: Magellan Voyage Project, The Elevator Family, and Classroom at the End of the Hall.

Reviews

[Sheila (sheilasbookreviewer)]

Math Rashes and Other Classroom Tales was a read-aloud that my class picked for me to read to them. This book is silly and has fantasy/ magic involved in the chapters. Each chapter focuses on some child at the school who has some kind of problem that magic helps them learn a lesson. One child was a bully, another talked all the time and never listened to the teacher or their peers. My class laughed a lot and enjoyed the drawings that were found in each chapter. We were able to have some good discussions about each child, such as the bully, and how we shouldn't bully others at school.

Overall, this is a fun book that kids ages 7-12 will enjoy reading by themselves or read to by parents or a teacher.

[Colleen]

I read this with my 7 year old daughter and she loved it. It tells really cute stories about being in the class room. For example, when the math teacher began giving out too much math homework, the children started breaking out in "math" rashes (they had = signs and + signs etc all over their body). The only way to cure it was to send them to recess.

Another story told of a boy who didn't want to do his homework so he discovered a homework gnome living in the basement of the school. The gnome would do the boy's homework in exchange for one of the boy's senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell etc) for 1 hour. In the end, the boy traded his common sense for the gnomes help and ran into quite a bit of trouble.

There are 9 stories like this and they all have a moral to them. It's definitely a cute read for a child.

[Blackmagic]

This book is about lots of stories of classis one of them are about when there students get so tired of math that they get math rashes like ichie math signs in there skins.

[Alta]

Another collection of whimsical short stories that address typical classroom issues (I.e. competing homework). I thought it would be very relatable for elementary age kids.

[Mary Ann]

I read this book again even though I haven't read it since I was a kid. I still like it, maybe even more than back then! It is creative and funny; I would recommend it to both kids & adults.

[Angie Titus]

2.5

Not for me.

[Lil Rob]

The book about a kid that had hared time in his classes.one day he found a note on his desk telling hem to go to the libary. the section of the fare god teacher.when he opend the book a fare came out and mad a wish that shool was much easyer. now school is esier beacuse the teachers let hem do what he whants.

[Fluffy]

I LOVE THIS BOOK.

[M]

Loved the character. Loved the author. Loved the book.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 45125 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP

[Jadon Teh]

The book was hilarious, the classroom tales were interesting and diverse. I would surely recommend this book to my peers.