Tang, Greg Math-terpieces: the Art of Problem-solving.Il. by Greg Paprocki. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-439-388-1. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Scholastic,2003. 32pp. $16.95. The author creatively uses 12 artworks of diverse styles to make connections between mathematics and art. On one page, the reader finds an artwork with title, artist, and its year, as well as a rhyme rhyme or rime, the most prominent of the literary artifices used in versification. Although it was used in ancient East Asian poetry, rhyme was practically unknown to the ancient Greeks and Romans. containing an addition problem to solve. The opposite page presents an object found in the artwork grouped in several different ways. Through these groupings, the reader can creatively solve the rhyme's problem. Solutions to the problems and art notes are provided. This is a wonderful "addition" to anyone's book collection. Ages 5-10. Reviewed by Sandra Fisher, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is an American public university located in rural Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and is one of fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and accredited by the Middle States Association of |
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