My boys really like this series of math readers called "Murderous Maths". They are full of cartoon drawings and humor. I am always looking for ways to make math more appealing and these books have been a favorite around our house. Click on the widget below to see all the books in the series.
All the books in this series were written by Kjartan Poskitt. Be warned - some of the humor is lost on us ladies - these books are full of "guy" humor.
Here is a short description of some of the books: Murderous Maths - The essential Arithmetricks - is the book that explains how maths all started. You begin with counting, and by the end you'll be doing massive calculations in your head. It shows you how to tackle the toughest sums without a calculator. As well as being funny, this book will show younger kids exactly how numbers work. Murderous Maths - Desperate Measures - covers Length, Area, and Volume and Archimedes Murderous Maths - Numbers the Key to the Universe - covers Fibonacci numbers, superstitious and lucky numbers, prime numbers, irrational numbers, triangular and square numbers, binary numbers and number bases. It also goes over Fermat's Last Theorem, Euler, and other historical figures Murderous Maths - The Phantom X - Algebra
I told my older son the title of the books, Murderous Maths. His response was to point is "finger gun" at his brother, say 4 + 2, and shoot him. I have a feeling these will be right up his alley!
We are a homeschooling family raising 4 boys in Virginia. This blog is mostly about anything relevant to raising boys or homeschooling in general - but every once in a while I can't help but add some nonsense from our daily life.
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Anissa