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Ask The Author Series - What does "You Can Count on Monsters" teach?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "What exactly does 'You Can Count on Monsters' teach?
Ask The Author Series - What's the difference between composite and prime numbers?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "What's the difference between composite and prime numbers?"
Ask The Author Series - Why do prime numbers go on forever?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "Why do prime numbers go on forever?"
Ask The Author Series - Why does the number one look so sad?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "Why does the number one look so sad?"
Ask The Author Series - Can you demonstrate a factor tree?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "Can you demonstrate a factor tree?
Ask The Author Series - How can "You Can Count on Monsters" teach children of different ages?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "How can 'You Can Count on Monsters be used to teach children that are 5 and 10 years old?"
Ask The Author Series - How is "You Can Count on Monsters different from other math books?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "How is 'You Can Count on Monsters' different from other math books?"
Ask The Author Series - How will children benefit from "You Can Count on Monsters"?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "How will a child benefit from 'You Can Count on Monsters' as opposed to simply memorizing math facts?"
Ask The Author Series - What was your inspiration for "You Can Count on Monsters"?
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, answers questions asked by fans. In this episode he responds to "What was your inspiration for 'You Can Count on Monsters'?
You Can Count on Monsters Makes it's Television Debut
September 19, 2011
You Can Count on Monsters author, Richard Evan Schwartz, discusses his vision behind the book with WJAR, NBC Channel 10, Providence, RI
The Los Angeles Times Summer Reading: Children's Books
May 22, 2011
Math is more fun when monsters are along! This colorful illustrated journey through the factor trees of 1-100 features a different creature for each prime number to help take the scariness out of arithmetic...(Read Entire Article).
The Record: Books for Children
May 6, 2011
No matter how I crunched numbers during school, they didn’t dance in my head the way I knew they were in my fellow classmates’ heads. In fact, they spun around in my head until I felt dizzy. Hence, my penchant for reading and writing. But if I’d had a book like You Can Count on Monsters when I was growing up, math might have made more sense...(Read Entire Article).
Sacramento Bee: The Young Library
March 28, 2011
Math is no monster in the clever hands of Richard Evan Schwartz, a math professor at Brown University. With logic and oodles of humor, he makes primes and composites perfectly clear...(Read Entire Article).
YOU CAN COUNT ON MONSTERS PROCLAIMED A SELF-LEARNING TOOL THAT MAKES MATH FUN
Book Becomes Sensation after NPR Weekend Edition Feature
March 21, 2011
You Can Count on Monsters, a creatively educational children’s book that illustrates prime and composite numbers through colorful monsters-themed geometrical designs, has earned international acclaim and stellar sales since its January debut on NPR’s Weekend Edition...(Read Entire Press Release).
