Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss
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Summary
Read Danica McKellar's posts on the Penguin Blog。
The New York Times bestseller-from the "Dancing With The Stars" contestant and popular author of Math Doesn't Suck， Hot X: Algebra Exposed， and Girls Get Curves-teaches girls how to kick pre-algebra butt
In her New York Times bestselling books， actress and math genius Danica McKellar shatters the "math nerd" stereotype and gives girls the tools to ace middle-school math in her unique， just- us-girls style。 Now， in her second book， Kiss My Math， McKellar empowers a new crop of girls-seventh to ninth graders-to tackle the next level of mathematics: pre-algebra。
Stepping up not only the math but the sass and style， McKellar helps math-phobic teenagers moving up into high school chill out and finally "get" negative numbers， variables， absolute values， exponents， and more。 As she did so effectively in Math Doesn't Suck， McKellar uses personality quizzes， reader polls， real-life testimonials， and stories from her own life-in addition to clear instruction， helpful tips， and practice problems-revealing why pre-algebra is easier， more relevant， and more glamorous than girls think。 McKellar is clearly reaching her audience: parents， teachers， and especially girls are asking for more。
The New York Times bestseller-from the "Dancing With The Stars" contestant and popular author of Math Doesn't Suck， Hot X: Algebra Exposed， and Girls Get Curves-teaches girls how to kick pre-algebra butt
In her New York Times bestselling books， actress and math genius Danica McKellar shatters the "math nerd" stereotype and gives girls the tools to ace middle-school math in her unique， just- us-girls style。 Now， in her second book， Kiss My Math， McKellar empowers a new crop of girls-seventh to ninth graders-to tackle the next level of mathematics: pre-algebra。
Stepping up not only the math but the sass and style， McKellar helps math-phobic teenagers moving up into high school chill out and finally "get" negative numbers， variables， absolute values， exponents， and more。 As she did so effectively in Math Doesn't Suck， McKellar uses personality quizzes， reader polls， real-life testimonials， and stories from her own life-in addition to clear instruction， helpful tips， and practice problems-revealing why pre-algebra is easier， more relevant， and more glamorous than girls think。 McKellar is clearly reaching her audience: parents， teachers， and especially girls are asking for more。
Reviews
Tess 。B
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this book makes as much sense as danica being on dancing with the stars。 girlboss vibes
Angelina
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Oh， if only we had this book when I was a kid。 I know I would have done so much better in math。 Danica McKellar does a wonderful job simplifying this complex subject。 I still refer to this book every now and then。
Chris
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A condescension to young women。Grow up to be Joan Birman if you want， girls。 She began her mathematical career AFTER raising 3 kids， then lit the world on fire with beauty。https://www。math。columbia。edu/~jb/my-。。。By the way， here is the paper McKellar famously coauthored。 http://danicamckellar。com/pdf/percola。。。 Knowledgeable opinion obviously ranks this far below Mirzkani， Birman， Starkston， and so on。 （list of women mathematicians https://qr。ae/TUn1yh） A condescension to young women。Grow up to be Joan Birman if you want， girls。 She began her mathematical career AFTER raising 3 kids， then lit the world on fire with beauty。https://www。math。columbia。edu/~jb/my-。。。By the way， here is the paper McKellar famously coauthored。 http://danicamckellar。com/pdf/percola。。。 Knowledgeable opinion obviously ranks this far below Mirzkani， Birman， Starkston， and so on。 （list of women mathematicians https://qr。ae/TUn1yh） 。。。more
Shreya Ganguly
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I hate math。 English is my favorite subject。 When I read Kiss My Math by Danica Mckellar， I felt like I was reading a math textbook for school。 The author of this book is a mathematician。 The writing style could have been improved upon。 The author could have used better vocabulary and language。 However， I enjoyed reading this non-fiction self help book。 This book turned out to be a memoir。 There were stories，which turned out to be appealing。 You don’t have to read this book in chronological orde I hate math。 English is my favorite subject。 When I read Kiss My Math by Danica Mckellar， I felt like I was reading a math textbook for school。 The author of this book is a mathematician。 The writing style could have been improved upon。 The author could have used better vocabulary and language。 However， I enjoyed reading this non-fiction self help book。 This book turned out to be a memoir。 There were stories，which turned out to be appealing。 You don’t have to read this book in chronological order。 You can start by reading the chapter of your interest。 The author used humor， which I appreciate。 It took me a little longer than usual to finish reading this book。 I used this book as a guide to completing my math homework。 I found this book helpful。 Danica shared her experiences with us。 All in all， I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Kimberly
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Adorable tool for teaching confidence and concepts。 "If you are close enough to share a term， you are part of the same term。" Adorable tool for teaching confidence and concepts。 "If you are close enough to share a term， you are part of the same term。" 。。。more
Glenside Library
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This is a book that discusses pre-algebra concepts。 The author explains the concepts in a fun and understandable way。
Marta
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Had to relearn math after 35 years to help my nephew with college math。 These books are written for preteen & teen girls， but don't let that deter you because they are excellent sources for learning or relearning math。 I got them from the library first， but then bought the 1st three for reference。Ms。 McKellar goes into exacting detail to explain why something is done to numbers without dumbing down the material。 I've gone through Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losin Had to relearn math after 35 years to help my nephew with college math。 These books are written for preteen & teen girls， but don't let that deter you because they are excellent sources for learning or relearning math。 I got them from the library first， but then bought the 1st three for reference。Ms。 McKellar goes into exacting detail to explain why something is done to numbers without dumbing down the material。 I've gone through Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail， Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss， and Hot X: Algebra Exposed。 Looking forward to Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape。 Wish she had an Algebra II and/or College Algebra and hope she keeps writing these excellent books！ 。。。more
Babysbreath09
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I was going back to school to change my degree at 28 and I found this guide to be helpful in boosting my confidence I could get back to college math again。 What a fun guide for anyone that needs a math buddy！
Odri Suero
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 it will be an interesting book to read
Sarah
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A bit too girly for me， but the explanations of how to work math problems are spot-on。
Kaethe
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I did not well in pre-algebra， and I'm hoping to pick up a little mathematically， to stay ahead of the Offspring。***The math is great， written in a very clear expository style。 The packaging is a little to self-consciously cute for me， too girly， and I don't care for the quizzes and such which might be a big hit with the middle school audience it's aimed at。 I did not well in pre-algebra， and I'm hoping to pick up a little mathematically， to stay ahead of the Offspring。***The math is great， written in a very clear expository style。 The packaging is a little to self-consciously cute for me， too girly， and I don't care for the quizzes and such which might be a big hit with the middle school audience it's aimed at。 。。。more
Mary Ann
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Loved this book and want to buy it and her others。 She makes math simple for the girls and points out that being smart is better than pretending to be dumb。
Jacqui
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A really fun and girly way to discuss maths for an 11yr old plus audience。
sydney
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I recommend this to anyone who has trouble on Pre-Algebra {And most of this stuff is in Algebra 1， as well}。 It's really helpful to have a girls point of view on things and stuff most of us enjoy {example below}。{ex; For Distributive Property she used an example of a costume party。 The parenthesis as the walls of a house and had 'a' be Ariel， 'b' be Bride and 'c' be cat， so it would look like this: 1） a （ b + c ） {Ariel just arrived} 2） ab + ac （Ariel sad hi to everyone， and so on）} I recommend this to anyone who has trouble on Pre-Algebra {And most of this stuff is in Algebra 1， as well}。 It's really helpful to have a girls point of view on things and stuff most of us enjoy {example below}。{ex; For Distributive Property she used an example of a costume party。 The parenthesis as the walls of a house and had 'a' be Ariel， 'b' be Bride and 'c' be cat， so it would look like this: 1） a （ b + c ） {Ariel just arrived} 2） ab + ac （Ariel sad hi to everyone， and so on）} 。。。more
Chris
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I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I was a female。 As it is， this is a great book for teaching pre-algebra。 Danica does a great job of coming up with new shortcuts and ways to remember the concepts。 I particularly liked her new approach to PEMDAS and multiplying/dividing with inequalities。
Janet
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Read this book to help my teenaged daughter with math。 Danica gets it， math and teenaged girls！ I love her message that being a smart girl is where it is at。。。never dumb yourself down for the boys！
Roy Russell Jr
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Excellent read！ Every kid should read this book just before entering high school。 An easy read with very simple steps to understanding Algebra。
7709mei
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I thought this book was very helpful especially people who think math is boring。 When I saw the title of the book i thought that it sounded weird。 The book makes you calm down when you are taking a math test。 It prepares you to take one。
Elizabeth
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As heard on the NPR Books podcast。 As heard on the NPR Books podcast。 。。。more
Christy
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I get it！ Finally！ At 44 I understand and can help my kid with math！
Ann
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Love how she can make math manageable
Ryan
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Read through a few chapters to see if I could use this with a student who's struggling with math。 I can't， but not because of any shortcomings of the book; he's just far outside the target audience （45 year old construction worker， rather than high school girl）。If you are a high school girl， though， and are struggling with math， I could see it being a useful book。 McKellar is great at describing concepts in a way that's simple， without being simplistic， is never pandering or patronizing， and has Read through a few chapters to see if I could use this with a student who's struggling with math。 I can't， but not because of any shortcomings of the book; he's just far outside the target audience （45 year old construction worker， rather than high school girl）。If you are a high school girl， though， and are struggling with math， I could see it being a useful book。 McKellar is great at describing concepts in a way that's simple， without being simplistic， is never pandering or patronizing， and has lots of metaphors that I think teenagers might find useful （describing variables in terms of a blind date， for example， and explaining order of operations with pandas）。 。。。more
Brie
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This helped my so much in Pre-Algebra。I recommend it to any girl heading into their Pre Algebra class， or struggling with their homework。
Emma
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Hilarious and perfect if you need help explaining how to do understand to do multi-step problems。
Mike
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This approach to pre-algebra is brilliantly written for its target audience of 7th grade girls。 For the rest of us some "role-playing" may be needed to get through it。 Contains many wonderful tips for learning and remembering problem solutions。 This approach to pre-algebra is brilliantly written for its target audience of 7th grade girls。 For the rest of us some "role-playing" may be needed to get through it。 Contains many wonderful tips for learning and remembering problem solutions。 。。。more
Susan
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This is a "sequel" to Math Doesn't Suck - good for kids （girls） in grades 6-8， depending on their math level。 All I wrote in my review of Math Doesn't Suck applies to this book too。 This is a "sequel" to Math Doesn't Suck - good for kids （girls） in grades 6-8， depending on their math level。 All I wrote in my review of Math Doesn't Suck applies to this book too。 。。。more
Eli Schuster
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I should start reading this bc its ms cochranes book that I hav
Varrsity
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It helped me out with a few math problems。
Rosalía
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