Positive Numbers, Zero & Negative Numbers In Our World
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Book Details
About the Book
“Positive Numbers, Zero and Negative Numbers In Our World” introduces your child to a new description about numbers that they will soon be using in school mathematics. There are 20 scenarios which are beautifully illustrated by pictures, explained below the pictures and questions are asked pertaining to each situation. The book introduces you to ideas illustrating numbers using a trip by an airplane, the height of the Empire State Building, body temperatures, gasoline in a vehicle, seeds in a garden, elevators in a building, speed limits near a school zone, the Lincoln Memorial steps, running speeds of animals, time travel and many more examples. Answers to some questions may change depending on the age and gender of the person reading the book!
About the Author
Patricia Lobpries McCarty taught mathematics in public schools, colleges and Gifted and Talented courses at universities a, Remind colleges. She continues to teach at a junior college. Her children and grandchildren inspired her to write this book. Patricia is a native Houstonian with a dog, Remi, and a cat, Calypso.