The Hundred-Dollar Robber

A Mystery with Money

From the Series Manga Math Mysteries

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Somebody has stolen money from the soccer team. Everyone thinks Tom, the team’s big bully, did it, but he says it wasn’t him. Should Adam, Amy, Joy, and Sam believe him and help? They will have to figure out how much money was stolen—and also why! The kids work with dollars and cents to find . . . The Hundred-Dollar Robber.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Graphic Novels
Copyright 2010
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2010-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.5
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV008010, JUV072000, JUV008120
Dewey 741.5'973
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.75 x 8.5
Lexile 560
Guided Reading Level Q
ATOS Reading Level 3.1
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 132274
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Original artwork, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Melinda Thielbar

Melinda Thielbar is a writer, teacher, statistician, and student of the martial arts. Manga Math Mysteries, including The Kung Fu Puzzle and The Secret Ghost is her first children’s series. In 2005, Melinda left SAS to finish a PhD in statistics. She was awarded a VIGRE fellowship at North Carolina State University. This fellowship is awarded to students likely to make a strong contribution to education in the mathematics and statistics field. Again, Melinda earned a fantastic reputation in the classroom. Her statistics lectures and examples were known for their ability to hold her students' interest—no easy task in a statistics for non-majors class that's held at 8:00am. Melinda lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, writer Richard Dansky, and their three cats. She is currently working on the research portion of her PhD.

Illustrator: Tintin Pantoja

Having grown up in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tintin Pantoja graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2005 with a BFA in Illustration and Cartooning. She has worked on a self-published webcomic/graphic novel called Sevenplains, Hamlet: The Manga Edition, three Manga Math books so far, and what would have been a graphic novel adaptation of Pride and Prejudice for Tokyopop. Right now Tintin splits her time between Manila, Philippines, and Jakarta, Indonesia, with occasional visits to Canada and the USA. Besides working for Lerner (which she enjoys), Tintin has several fantasy graphic novels that she's trying to get off the ground.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

Manga Math Mysteries

Modern manga artwork engages readers in kid-friendly mysteries. In each book, a group of friends from a martial arts school uses visual clues and mathematics to solve a mystery. The stories illustrate problem-solving thought processes and reinforce math concepts taught in third and… View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal

“The colorful manga-style artwork is energetic and well executed. Fine additions where books such as Jimmy Gownley’s ‘Amelia Rules’ (S & S) and Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s ‘Lunch Lady’ (Knopf) are popular.”
School Library Journal