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Title: The Token Gift by Hugh William McKibbon, Scott Cameron ISBN: 0-613-14349-3 Publisher: Bt Bound Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.25 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Challenging and Interesting: A Gift, indeed!
Comment: This book for young readers will also intrigue their parents and teachers. Though it is listed as being primarily for readers aged 4-8, I believe it is better suited for intellectually active readers between the ages of 8 and 14.
The Token Gift sets up an old legend, based on the origin of chess, but overlays a mathematical conundrum long used by math teachers who aim to give their students a glimpse of the mystery and magic of numbers.
The background of the narrative, with its historical information, is sumptuous. The illustrations, while a little too explicitly "ethnic" for my taste, add to the culturally rich tale, with original paintings in rich, jewel-like colours.
This story can be read on a variety of levels, and appreciated by adults and children alike. The mathematical charts are seen to fit comfortably into the story line, so the resulting learning is without tension. It is a book which includes a good story line, has a built-in puzzle which will intrigue those with a capacity for being astonished by numbers. There is a bit of a moral lesson embedded in the plot, which also describes a former time and a far-away place where ideas are flourishing. The Token Gift may be used by teachers, by thoughtful parents, and by young people who are intrigued by and hungry for new ways to look at mathematics, social studies, moral education and cross-cultural studies. It is truly educative. I hope that McKibbon will publish more stories of the same genre. There is a real need for books which intrigue and challenge young people.
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Title: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norton Juster ISBN: 1587170663 Publisher: SeaStar Books Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan ISBN: 1570911525 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World's People by David J. Smith, Shelagh Armstrong ISBN: 1550747797 Publisher: Kids Can Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? by Robert E. Wells ISBN: 0807536563 Publisher: Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12) Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan ISBN: 1570911649 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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