Numbed!

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

When Logan’s class takes a trip to a math museum, his mischievous friend Benedict is sure it will be a boring day—until he discovers a robot and its creator in an off-limits area. The robot proves feisty, and soon both boys get zapped. They realize only later that they’d left the museum without their math skills. To get back the knowledge they need for school—not to mention buying food at the mall, divvying up dinner at home, and much more—they’ll have to get back to the museum and pass a series of math challenges. Being “numbed” teaches Logan and Benedict just how useful, and even fun, math can be.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Copyright 2013
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 144
Publication Date 2014-08-01
Text Type Fiction—Humor
BISACS JUV072000, JUV009090, JUV044000
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.5
Lexile 540
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 3.2
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 159753
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, Reviewed, and Table of contents

Awards

  • Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens, Winner, 2015
  • Notable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2014

Reviews

Booklist

“Lubar uses humor effectively throughout the book, but he also builds dramatic tension as the boys race against the clock to regain their skills through math-oriented challenges.” —Booklist Online

Kirkus Reviews

“The tests the boys have to pass are enjoyable and entertaining, stretching readers’ brains and reinforcing the power of math. Teachers will enjoy reading this aloud and challenging their students….The sum of the parts is greater than the whole here, which is probably exactly the point.” —Kirkus Reviews

School Library Journal

“Lubar’s integration of mathematical concepts, such as the Mobius loop and probability, simultaneously teaches and entertains….This book will delight teachers and students alike with its wide appeal, zany humor, and vast potential for use in classrooms.” —School Library Journal