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  • Series: Brown Paper School
  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (April 30, 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316117390
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316117395
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.4 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsChange the life of a "Smarty Pants" you know
By A Customer on November 10, 1997
Format: Hardcover
I received this book as a gift when I was in Grade Three, and fairly bored with school. Just like any child, I was put off by the suggestion I should be reading a 'math book'.
The cartoons got me. Plenty of illustrations and a fun topic kept me through Chapter One. From that time onwards, I have been a Math Smarty Pants. In fact, I wound up a student of a mathematical science at the university level. In large part, I blame this book.
The best reason to buy this book for a child you know: whether they are ahead of the pack, or struggling to stay afloat in mathematics, this book will stimulate interest in mathematics, leading to better grades. It can't help but do so.
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5.0 out of 5 starswonderful!
By A Customer on August 22, 1998
Format: Paperback
I was given this book when I was young, after having read "The I Hate Mathematics Book." I loved them both. Like the previous reviewer, I'm pursuing math at the collegiate level and I have no doubt that this book played a large part. It is filled with examples of math made fun, but don't get the idea that the topics are trivial - the book introduces some very deep concepts in an entertaining and thought-provoking way. I look through the book even today and marvel at the great variety of topics that aroused my interest so many years ago. Buy it for a kid you know, before they get bored with repetitive arithmetic exercises and other pitfalls of elementary school math!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Resource
By Math Lover on April 15, 2002
Format: Hardcover
This book has gotten more kids fired up about math than anything I've seen. The engaging format shows kids that math is more than arithmetic - it's fun, it's cool, it's a blast! Even kids who are afraid of math will be hooked! I use it with 3rd and 4th graders who regularly ask their parents to buy it for them. They actually ask for a math book - go figure!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book ROCKS!
A Kid's Review on August 17, 2005
Format: Paperback
I don't care what anyone else says. This book is great. I'm 10 and I didn't think it was too hard or anything. I think younger kids might be confused, but I LOVE it!
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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat Content BUT
By Grandma TOP 500 REVIEWER on May 23, 2006
Format: Paperback
This book contains a number of engaging math and logic problems, something that we do a lot of. Unfortunately, the print is small, the pages are quite crowded and answers are often extremely hard to find, all of which really limits the book's usefulness both in our math program and as a "just for fun" book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFun for my "smarty pants"
By coleen-in-tx on June 30, 2006
Format: Paperback
My 10-year-old son is definately a math "smarty pants" and when this book arrived I just left it sitting around to see if he would "discover" it and and boy did he! It's full of fun math games and activities and he dove into it for hours; not bad for a lazy summer day activity. I highly recommend it for your "smarty pants" or even your not-so-smarty-pants if he or she is willing to play in the realm of numbers.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat for engaging a smartypants "I hate math" kid into the fun
By Elizabeth on April 27, 2013
Format: Paperback
We use this book for homeschooling, as an add-on to a traditional math curriculum. My daughter finds the traditional math approach boring and unengaging. She usually just disconnects and falls asleep or skips through chapters very quickly. This book presents ideas in a fun way, catching her attention and pulling her in to further explore a certain idea or concept. The chapters are arranged around a certain idea (i.e. arithmetic, or geometry, or math puzzles) and contains within the chapter a collection of mindbender stories, puzzles, riddles, problems, and/or small projects (for example, cut paper to form boxes or arrange a number of coins). My daughter looks forward to working out of this book much more than the traditional math book (of course, who wouldn't?).

I would agree with a previous reviewer who commented that this is not a book to just hand over to a child to do by themselves. There is significantly more value in working through this with an adult, to discuss the problems/ideas/challenges. (Isn't that true of most 'educational' texts?) I doubt my daughter would've given it a second glance had I not read through it with her.

We have an earlier copy of this book purchased at a used book sale, not the current edition. I did not purchase it through Amazon. I came onto Amazon today looking for similar books to purchase, and felt positively enough about the book to want to leave a review. I give it four stars instead of five simply because I do think it requires an adult to participate for full value.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Math Smarty Pants myself
By Catherine Hood on December 4, 2001
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(...) We have a copy of this book at home, and I've purchased this book to give to some of my children's friends and some home-schooling parents I know. I think giving this book to any math phobe, whatever their age, is a great idea. I also highly recommend the "I Hate Math Book", also by Marilyn Burns.
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As a 6th grade math teacher I use the tips and tricks in this book for fun Friday activities. My students find these interesting and fun. Read more

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A great book, but it takes a commitment from both the student and an adult to get the most out it. Good help for students struggling in math or for younger students to learn... Read more

Published 19 months ago by dboyt
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A little slice of my childhood :) I remember reading this (and other BPS books) many times when I was a pre-teen, and it was really fun reading this again! Read more

Published on September 27, 2014 by Amber Macintosh
5.0 out of 5 starsMaking math fun for kids

Math is usually very badly presented in our schools, by teachers who don't like math themselves. This is a way to engage kids in math in a way that makes it fun.

Published on September 3, 2014 by Mama Doc
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat way to realise that maths is far more than arithmetic

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