The Math Book for Girls and Other Beings Who Count by Valerie Wyatt
Valerie Wyatt, who created The Science Book for Girls and Other Intelligent Beings, has penned this delightful book. The Math Book for Girls and Other Beings Who Count has a redheaded mini cartoon character named Nora sharing a variety of interesting and sometimes quirky math explorations with a young girl throughout the book. It is fun, light-hearted, and engaging. Another aspect of this book that I really liked was the vignettes of women who use mathematics as part of their daily lives. I would say that this is a good investment for your home library, but there is one big problem I had with this book -the measurement section. Why?
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Measurement Section Does Not Measure Up
Body image is a very sticky subject for young girls, so I was shocked to see this phrase:
"congratulations. You are one of those rare people who is perfectly proportioned. Most of us aren’t so perfect."
The whole body math measurement section is very exclusionary and does not take into consideration the many people who do not “measure up” to this idea of being perfectly proportioned. Surely there is another less destructive way to explore measurement.
Other Mathematics Book Suggestions You Might Consider
Do you have some suggestions for other mathematics books that people might consider?
Please leave your advice in the comments below.
Thanks for dropping by,
Su
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