Shark Swimathon

by Stuart J. Murphy

Book Overview

"Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real-life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books." --Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D., First Grade Teacher, Ashbrook School, Lumberton NJ

Shark Swimathon is perfect for teaching subtracting 2-digit numbers to second, third, and fourth graders. The Ocean City Sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of the week, and every day they figure out how many laps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006446735X
• ISBN13: 9780064467353
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.8" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Quite good

This is a book that is good on so many levels -- + goal setting + team work + tallying + subtraction There is merit in the story itself -- a group works together to meet a goal. And there is real math value -- the double-digit subtraction is clear to understand and presented in several formats -- verbal (as you say the subtraction aloud), visual (as you see the subtraction problem solved) and as part of the text. This book is a keeper.