Children’s Book Review: Math Dictionary
September 7, 2009 by Karlynn Johnston
Filed under Book Nook
Immediately when I read the caption below on the front of the book “Homework help for families”, my next thought was “hmm, I bet this would be an invaluable homeschooling resource.” And it is. For every math concept that I could possibly think of, there was an explanation for it. And as someone who has thought of homeschooling, but had reservations concerning my own mathematical abilities and teaching my children, this would be top of my list as an aide.
There are things I didn’t even know existed, but perhaps I was sleeping during math class. For example from the book:
icosahedron – a 3D shape with 20 faces. A regular icosahedron is formed by joining together twenty identical equilateral triangles.
Well. Who knew? And who knew I would find a math dictionary fascinating to me later in life?
The book has pictures interspersed here and there lending a hand explaining certain items, for example, a picture of honeycombs and a bee, with the explanation that the honeycomb is made out of hexagons. Visually the book is fun, which is definitely needed for a math dictionary!
Reading level: ages 7-12
Page Count: 128 pages
Publisher: DK Publishing
What to expect: every single math concept you can think of, explained in concise, clear words
Publisher’s synopsis: From prime numbers to pentagons, DK’s new Math Dictionary features more than 300 entries on the words, phrases, and concepts used by Canadian grade-school students in their math classes and in their lives outside school. Illustrated with colourful pictures, diagrams, graphs, and charts this is an invaluable homework and learning resource for both kids and parents aimed at expanding math vocabulary.
* Over 700 photographs, illustrations, diagrams and graphs
* Easy-to-use A to Z format
Our Rating: 5/5 for the simple, yet incredibly helpful presentation and a 5/5 for fantastic homeschooling and school homework usefulness
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