problem solving

Shows how disagreements develop and tells how to avoid arguments and fights, and how to talk it out through negotiation.

Contains everyday examples, brain-teasing drawings, and amusing anecdotes. It is a remedy for the myriad problems that confront and confound us daily.

Photographs and text help young readers to understand the concepts of simple word problems.

A guide to solving math word problems that explains how to see patterns in the problems, then compute with decimals and fractions, compare rates, and solve proportions.

Using a story about two friends, Jenny and Eduardo, explores the various ways Jenny might react when Eduardo calls her a dummy, and the consequences of her possible reactions.