Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School

by Louis Sachar

Book Overview

From the Newbery-award winning author of Holes"Everyone take out your spelling books," said Mrs. Jewls. "It's time for arithmetic."Sue is so excited for her first day at Wayside School. But things at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590457268
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.4" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Fun, but challenging

As someone who has always been a math person, I loved this book when I was in 4th grade. I was able to do the problems in it and thought it was a fun different approach to learning about math and using logic. I think that this book can be still a fun brain teaser even for adults, as I am one now :). I would say that for many younger Sachar readers this book has a high chance of being over their heads unless they have an adult help them through it, as it has almost an algebraic approach to it. Personally, I think this book is fantastic, but I would not recommend it for anyone looking for just an entertaining story. This is a book of math riddles.

Mind twisting fun

Louis Sachar is at his best. This book is packed with Mathmatical mind benders. And yes EARS + EARS = SWEAR does add up, just do the math Wayside Style. We gave this book to our Mother as a Mother's Day Gift. She is a highschool Math teacher and she loves it.

Logic challenge!

This is a wonderful extra for a bright and mathematically-minded kid. It's silly, it's fun, and it hones the logic circuits. It is actually a cleverly disguised introduction to the concept of mathematical variables. Some of the puzzles are complex enough to engage most adults as well.

It was wacky, yet it kept your brain working!

I thought the book was entertaining, and kept my mind thinking for hours at a time. This book is a great boredom buster!

It was a challenging book that kept me entertained!

It was very challenging, and it had wonderful mind-boggling puzzles that kept me working for hours and hours!