Logic on Meadow Brook Lane (Grades 5-8) [Paperback]

Bonnie Lou Risby (Author), Mike Eustis (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2006

Logic problems are a surefire way of engaging your brightest students in critical thinking and problem solving, and the puzzles in "Logic on Meadow Brook Lane" are no exception. Students who love the thrill of solving logic puzzles will enjoy more than 20 puzzles in this book, which follows the activities of eight friends who live in the community of Meadow Brook as they take part in a variety of projects and events in their neighborhood. Students will learn to solve the puzzles related to the friends' adventures by gathering clues and organizing them using logic grids, deductive reasoning, analytical thinking, the process of elimination, and critical thinking. Students will want to keep coming back for more of these fun and challenging puzzles.

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About the Author

Bonnie Lou Risby grew up in the Illinois woodlands atop the limestone bluffs across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. These woods were her playground where she and her siblings camped out, played detective, scout, hunter, etc. and enjoyed the beauty of the outdoors in every season. After attending college (SIUE) she taught school in Columbia, Illinois, for 13 years. She has taught elementary school, middle school, and high school, in the subjects of French, English and gifted education, grades 4 through 8. When Bonnie helped write the grant to establish Columbia's Gifted Program in the early 70s there were few materials readily available for GE/ Critical Thinking that fit well with a one-period per week pullout program. To supplement, Bonnie started creating grid logic problems individualized to feature her own students. These problems caught the fancy of the Unit secretary who often helped run them off; she was instrumental in encouraging Bonnie to publish them for students in other schools. After the birth of her son, Bonnie retired from teaching and joined a Family and Marriage Counseling Practice for 12 years, continuing to write and create logic books in her spare moments. Retired from her therapy practice, Bonnie now works in a family business with her husband and son. Her office is in her home in Ballwin, Missouri, where Bonnie and her faithful pug dog, Francy, can be found most days. Bonnie has always continued to write: classroom books, chapter books, magazine articles, and books for young adults. She comments, "Writing is my pleasure rather than my career." Besides writing, Bonnie loves float trips down Ozark streams, biking, long walks with Francy, gardening, family history, and travel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Prufrock Press (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593632088
• ISBN-13: 978-1593632083
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,837,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)