cover image Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds

Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds

Ann McCallum, illus. by Leeza Hernandez. Charlesbridge, $16.95 (48p) ISBN 978-1-57091-779-0; $7.95 paper ISBN 978-1-57091-780-6

Mischievous, gap-toothed bunnies rendered in mixed-media collage explore math in the kitchen in this clever activity book. Each of the six simple recipes introduces a math concept (for a lesson on fractions, pie-charts demonstrate what it means to cut something into halves, fourths, eighths, etc.), followed by a recipe that challenges readers to apply that concept (such as "Fraction Chips" made from tortillas, or "Milk and Tangram Cookies"). Another recipe instructs readers on how to build snack kebabs by following the Fibonacci sequence, and homemade trail mix provides a hands-on way to experiment with probability. Adult supervision doesn't just apply to the recipes%E2%80%94it'll come in handy for working through the mathematical concepts, too. Ages 7%E2%80%9310. (July)