The Secret Ghost: A Mystery with Distance and Measurement

by Melinda Thielbar, Yuko Geneviev Ota (Illustrator)

Overview

Sam's little sister Michelle thinks there's a ghost in the creepy old house their dad bought. With help from a couple of friends on the soccer team, Sam, Amy, and Michelle use an old ghost story—plus measuring tools and calculations for distance, volume, and perimeters—to figure out the truth behind . . . The Secret Ghost.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512451382
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Manga Math Mysteries Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	25 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2-5–This series is purported to help children with math skills. Friends from a martial-arts school use easy-to-see clues to solve mysteries. In The Lost Key, the students count shelves, multiply the number of jump ropes and mitts, and subtract the number of pairs of shorts they have to determine what is missing from the school. The math is too simple for the audience that might pick up the books. The artwork is vaguely mangalike but more cartoonish and looks as though it was drawn quickly with spare detail. The stories are thin and dull, and most children will solve the mysteries long before the conclusions.–Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Kearns Library, UT

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