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Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss | 
| Author: Danica Mckellar
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2918
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 1594630496
Dewey Decimal Number: 512
EAN: 9781594630491
ASIN: 1594630496
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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Product Description
From the author of the runaway bestseller Math Doesn t Suck, the next step in the math curriculum-- pre-Algebra.
Last year, actress and math genius Danica McKellar made waves nationwide, challenging the math nerd stereotype and giving girls the tools to ace tests and homework in her unique just-us-girls style. Now, in Kiss My Math, McKellar empowers a new crop of girls 7th to 9th graders taking on the next level of mathematics: pre-Algebra.
Stepping up not only the math, but also the sass and style, Kiss My Math will help math-phobic teenagers everywhere chill out about math, and finally get negative numbers, variables, absolute values, exponents, and more. Each chapter features:
Step-by-step instruction
Time-saving tips and tricks
Illuminating practice problems with detailed solutions
Real-world examples
True stories from Danica s own life as a student and actress
Kiss My Math also includes more fun extras--including personality quizzes, reader polls, and real-life testimonials-- ultimately revealing why pre-Algebra is easier, more relevant, and more glamorous than girls think.
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great for my daughter July 1, 2009
R. Gavin Littles
my daughter really likes this book. it is geared for girls. i figure the book will also be a great referral resource later on if she needs some refreshing on particular topics.
A MUST BUY!!! June 23, 2009
Lori S. Bettis (Overland Park, KS)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is fabulous!! My daughter is taking a self-taught pre-Algebra class this summer. We read through the textbook examples and then go to KMM for a better explanation and one that's fun and easy to remember. I have recommended both her books to every 6th and 7th grade girl I know. Several of the teachers at her school use it as a resource as well. All the "girly" extra stuff is fun to read, but it's her explanations put into simple terms that help you really understand the concepts. I love that she supports girls taking higher level math classes and stresses that it's really okay as a girl to like math and be good at it. She just does a fabulous job of getting her point across in a way that's understandable to an 11 year old and her Mom that hasn't done pre-Algebra in a few years! :>) I can't wait to see what's coming next. I'll buy it in a heartbeat! Keep writing Danica!!
great math May 28, 2009
A. Crowl (Elk Grove, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has helped my 13 year old not fear math and now its just another subject. It came on time and in good condition as well. Thanks!
Kiss My Math & Math Doesn't Suck May 24, 2009
Michele (Sacramento, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a mother that went back to college later in life. One of my classes was algebra. I had math anxiety and tried to find way to wiggle my way out of this class. The algebra class was very difficult for me. I could not understand the instructor or the book. I went to tutors,family members and friends and I could not get algebra. I failed the class. I was embarrassed and angry with my myself. I needed something right away. So my boyfriend and I went to Barnes & Nobles and purchased Kiss My Math & Math Doesn't suck. (I do suggest that you purchase both). So I had a six week break before I had to take the algebra class again. I am happy to say that I passed the algebra class with a B and I am looking forward to starting MATH 209 which is the second part of algebra. Danica was easy to understand and the experiences from other young ladies helped a great deal too. Thanks Danica!
Math Savvy is the new "Cool." May 24, 2009
Frank M. (Chatsworth, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
McKellar teaches complex ideas in a nonintimidating and--more importantly in today's pop culture-driven world--an entertaining manner. Her book builds confidence and self-reliance for young people at a time in life when the pressures of finding an identity can be overwhelming. Even today as a middle-aged man, I can still recall my high school paralysis when confronted with math. Ironically, I learned some of McKellar's life-lessons in a boxing gym: specifically, the ones about facing challenges and dealing with the fear of failure (or worse, mockery). If only her book had been around then, I might have spared myself some punishment. As she puts it, math helps us "...to exercise that part of the brain that makes you stronger, more capable and successful in life: the part that does not give up." By "not giving up" so much of our potential can be realized. I admit I'm disappointed that McKellar's book is aimed at teenaged women and not everyone who has failed to confront their math phobias. I advise the public-at-large to ignore her short-sightedness. Reading her books is the perfect antidote to the "dumb is cool" ethos plaguing our world.
Frank M.
Chatsworth, CA
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