The Wonder Clock (Starscape)
by Howard Pyle
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Author: Howard PyleBrand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-20
ISBN: 0765342669
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Starscape
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Book Review: Not a Living Math Book
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book from the recommendation of Livingmath.net's booklists. We love fairy tales, and this book was supposed to tie into a time theme for math studies. Unfortunately, this book has nothing at all to do with time. It's merely a book of fairy tales.
The book is introduced with an story about a "wonder clock." Each chapter is preceded by a portion of a poem that goes through the 24 hours of the day. But the stories themselves have no connection to that particular time or any time at all. They are fairy tales, plain and simple. There is no math in this book. This is not a living math book. A living book, yes, but not a math book.
Some of the stories are better than others. At the end of about a fourth of the stories, my daughter will look at me and say, "THAT was weird!" Yes, in fairy tales, you have to suspend disbelief. But talking sausages, a fox who marries and then later eats his goose wife, and a rabbit who begs a prince to chop of its head to break a spell all seemed too far-fetched even for fairy tales. On the positive side we've enjoyed some of the unique vocabulary and expressions as well as the wonderful illustrations. So it's not a total loss.
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