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Hickory
Grove Press
3151 Treeco Lane
Bellevue, IA 52031
Ph/Fax: 563 583-4767 |
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Challenge Math |
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Welcome to the HICKORY GROVE PRESS Web
Site. We are a publisher of math books for gifted and
advanced students in grades K-12. We also offer
enrichment materials by other publishers in the areas of
Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, and
Character Development. If you are looking for something
that is not on our web site please call or e-mail us. We
may be able to get it for you if it is available through
our suppliers. If you have questions about any of our
materials or are interested in bringing Ed Zaccaro to
your district or area for a math workshop please contact
us. We do accept purchase orders from school and
libraries by fax or mail. If you need a printable order
form please click on the button on the left.
Fax: 563 583-4767
Mail: 3151 Treeco Ln., Bellevue, IA 52031
E-mail: challengemath@aol.com |
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Challenge Math
For the Elementary
and Middle School Student |
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Math
is often taught as all scales and no music.
This
book contains the music! |
The
original Challenge Math is being used by
teachers all over the country to provide
additional enrichment and develop student
problem solving skills. Children love the
fascinating stories that tie math and
science together and show real life
applications for math. Over 1000 problems at
three levels of difficulty to challenge even
the brightest students.
This
second edition contains the original text
and answer key but also includes an
additional 80 pages of detailed step-by-step
instructions for solving the problems.
(429 pages)
Grades 4 - 9 |
What
people are saying about
Challenge Math... |
“Finally,
I have a curriculum for my brightest math students that really challenges
them and develops their problem solving skills.”
- Teacher
of talented and gifted
“The clearest explanations I have ever
seen…Every teacher should have a copy”
- Rebecca Fleisig, Teacher, Ontario, Canada
Price $23.95
$26.95 Spiral Bound |
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(See sample page)
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Real
World Algebra
Understanding
the Power of Mathematics |
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Algebra
is often taught abstractly with little emphasis on what
Algebra is or how it can be used to solve real
problems. |
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(See sample page)
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Just
as English can be translated into other
languages, word problems can be
"translated" into the math language of
algebra and easily solved.
Real World Algebra explains
this process in an easy to understand format
using cartoons and drawings. This makes
self-learning easy for both the student and any
teacher who never did quite understand
algebra. Solutions included. (310
pages)
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What
people are saying about
Real World Algebra... |
“If you've ever been asked by a math student the
inevitable question, 'When will we ever use
this?'--- this book is for you.”
- Arlie Willems,
Associate Professor of Education, Mount Mercy
College Price $23.95
$26.95 Spiral Bound
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The
10 Things All Future Mathematicians and Scientists
Must Know
(But are rarely taught)
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Mathematicians
and scientists have been closely tied to many famous
disasters.
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The
Challenger explosion, the failure of the Mars
Orbiter, and the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway
collapse all involved thinking errors.
This book presents the ten things our future
mathematicians and scientists must know to prevent
these kinds of tragedies from occurring. Because
science and mathematics instruction is often
dominated by facts and calculation, children are
rarely exposed to these important concepts. Over 50
stories are included that show children the strong
connections between mathematics and science and the
real world. (Grades 4th - 12th).
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Sister
Elizabeth Kenny discovered an effective treatment
for polio, but it was ignored by the medical
establishment for 30 years.
- Engineers tried to stop
the Challenger launch because of concerns that the
o-rings might fail in the cold temperatures. They
were ignored.
- Dr. Semmelweis discovered why
thousands of women who gave birth at hospitals were
dying and a simple way to stop the deaths. His
colleagues ignored his discovery and thousands of
women continued to die. How
a simple design mistake led to 114 deaths when a
walkway collapsed at the Kansas City Regency
Hotel.
Questions
are included at the end of each chapter to test the
reader’s understanding of each concept.
Price $22.95
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“This book belongs in every math and
science classroom.”
- PBS Teacher Source |
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Primary Grade Challenge Math |
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Primary Grade Challenge Math offers material that goes beyond calculation skills for those children who enter the primary grades already knowing basic concepts.
This book allows parents and teachers to instill a deeper level of mathematical understanding and thinking skills in young children while nurturing a love of mathematics. (Grades 1st - 4th)
Each chapter’s questions are broken down into four levels:
Level 1 (easy)
Level 2 (somewhat challenging)
Level 3 (challenging)
Einstein (very challenging)
Includes chapters on: Sequences, Problem-solving, Money, Percents, Algebraic Thinking, Negative Numbers, Logic, Ratios, Probability, Measurements, Fractions, Division.
(See table of
contents page)
Price $23.95
$26.95 Spiral Bound |
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“This book provides an outstanding array of challenging problems for the young mathematically gifted child. My students love the characters in the book and can’t wait to come to math class.”
- Debbie Link, Teacher of talented and gifted
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