Manga math mysteries

Manga math mysteries

Melinda Thielbar

Book - 2010

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jGRAPHIC NOVEL/Manga Math
vol. 6: 1 / 1 copies available
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Subjects
Kung fu > Training > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Mathematics > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Problem solving > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Genres
Graphic novels
Published
Minneapolis ; New York : Graphic Universe [2010]-
Language
English
Main Author
Melinda Thielbar (author)
Other Authors
Tintin Pantoja (artist)
Item Description
Chiefly illustrations.
Physical Description
volumes : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience
GN510L
ISBN
9780761352440
9780761352433
9780761352457
9780761352464
9780761381341
9780761381358
9780761381365
9780761381372
  • v. 1. The lost key
  • v. 2. The hundred-dollar robber
  • v. 3. The secret ghost
  • v. 4. The kung-fu puzzle
  • v. 5. The ancient formula
  • v. 6. The fishy fountain
  • v. 7. The book bandit
  • v. 8. The runaway puppy
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Joy, Adam, Sam, and Amy attend a kung fu school where they learn to be smart, cool-headed, and honest. One weekend, the school master entrusts Joy with the key to the school. When Joy discovers that the key is stolen and the school is ransacked, she enters into a world of desperation as her teacher's trust in her is compromised. The four students use addition, multiplication, and division to discover what they already know about the theft to move forward in their pursuit. However, the same repetitive math problems appear continuously throughout the text and the writing seems to be overly detailed when it could be easily minimized. Illustrations (minus speech balloons and text blocks) give readers clues to the solving of the mystery before the students at the kung fu school do. The artwork is manga-inspired with more American-style colors. While the book is best suited for higher level transitional readers, the plot comes across as one long drawn out math story problem. Ages 8-11. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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