Books in Monsters Do Math! series

Zombies are truly terrifying monsters, but they've never been described as helpful before! This high-interest book shows readers and zombie hunters alike how the walking dead can help interpret data in different kinds of graphs, including picture graphs and bar graphs. Young mathematicians will love the creepy illustrations as well as the fun fact boxes detailing more information about the origins and legends concerning these scary creatures.

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient tomb. They pry open a passage and out comes a mummy. But it is not just a mummy, it's a multiplying mummy! This entertaining yet educational volume uses beautifully illustrated mummies to teach young mathematicians about the fundamentals of multiplication, including skills highlighted in the Common Core. They'll also learn fun facts about mummies of ancient Egypt and other cultures. History and math collide in this "must have" for every elementary library collection or classroom.

Division can seem like a complicated concept without the right tools to understand what it means in the real world, or the fantasy world. In this amusing and beneficial book, vampires are the math teachers, instructing readers about strategies to help them decipher and solve division problems. Equations are accompanied by striking illustrations, and an answer key offers opportunities for self-assessment. Fun fact boxes about vampires add further interest to this must-have math book.

Godzilla, the king of the Japanese movie monsters, has been an enduring pop-culture icon for fifty years. His on-screen presence has evolved from the relatively crude portrayal of a giant rampaging beast in his initial 1954 appearance to his more recent high-tech image, as a defender of humans and an ecological savior. Throughout, Godzilla has been both exciting and terrifying.

Everyone knows some ghosts are helpful spirits, they may even help with math! In this high-interest volume, a unique mix of eerie info and math exercises, young mathematicians can practice their subtraction skills using illustrated ghost models as well as hone their mental math strategies. The comprehensible text provides valuable hints that readers can apply to all kinds of subtraction equations they may encounter. Fact boxes about ghosts and eerie images will attract even reluctant readers, and an answer key provides opportunities for self-assessment. Subtraction has never been spookier, or more fun.

Comicdom's famous monsters are on the loose! Marvel presents the concluding volume in our complete collection of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby's Marvel Monsters. Marvel's late-1950s/early-1960s period was famous for its twist-ending tales, alien invaders and especially its towering monster menaces - and no one drew giant monsters like Jack "The King" Kirby! It's page after page of Grogg, Ogg, the Creature from Krogarr, Fin Fang Foom, and more! These stories aren't just a fun atomic romp-they're the training ground where Stan Lee and Jack Kirby honed their creative partnership, learning each other's strengths and building an unmatched rapport. In these pages, you'll find out that the mother of the Marvel A ge of Comics was - a monster! COLLECTING: MATERIAL FROM STRANGE TALES (1951) 87-100; STRANGE TALES ANNUAL (1962) 1; JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) 71-82; TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) 20-34; TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) 20-38; AMAZING ADVENTURES (1961) 1-6; CHAMBER OF DARKNESS (1969) 4-5

In 1934, a photograph in Londons Daily Mail seemed to prove that a strange animal was living in Scotlands Loch Ness. But 60 years later, it was said to be a fake. That image created the look of the Loch Ness monster in the minds of people around the world. Without it, is there any proof for a creature in Loch Ness? Readers dive deep into this question, learning about the history of the myth and how it survives today. Full-color illustrations and historical photographs spark readers imaginations, while fact boxes encourage critical thinking about a fascinating, high-interest topic.