88 pounds of tomatoes

Hello Reader! Math Level 4

by Cindy Neuschwander

Two friends plan a party to use all the tomatoes they expect to get from their Wonder Plant.

Genres: Mathematics

38 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Cindy Neuschwander is a native Californian, born in San Diego, CA. Her father was a naval officer and later a high school teacher and her mother was a homemaker. She has one younger brother.

Cindy graduated with a BA in International Studies from Willamette University and earned an MA from Stanford University. She has taught all grades in elementary school as well as high school.


Cindy began writing books in 1994. She had used math literature with her own classes in the early 1990’s and liked the way students responded to it. She wanted to use more of these books but found there were not many available so she started writing some of her own. Her books are published by Charlesbridge, Henry Holt, and Scholastic. She usually writes one book a year.

When she is not teaching or writing, Cindy enjoys spending time with her family. She has been married to her husband, Bruce, for over 30 years. Their older son, Tim, is a medical doctor working in orthopedic research. Their younger son, Seth, is a college student training to become a firefighter. Cindy and Bruce own three dogs; two Dalmatians and a Gordon Setter. Cindy loves to travel, bike ride, and swim. She and her family are Christians who are active in their local church.

Reviews

[Marisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book that engages students as they learn how to add, subtract and multiply.

[CFAITC]

This whimsical mathematics story about a tomato seed encourages students to add, subtract, and multiply as the tomato plant produces more and more tomatoes.