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The Great Divide

A Mathematical Marathon

Illustrated by Tracy Mitchell
Paperback
$8.99 US
10.69"W x 9.31"H x 0.14"D   | 7 oz | 60 per carton
On sale Feb 03, 2005 | 32 Pages | 9780763615925
Age 5-9 years | Grades K-4
Reading Level: Lexile 430L | Fountas & Pinnell N

"In this crafty story of a cross-country race, numerical division accounts for the narrowing of the field. . . . All lessons should be this gratifying." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Bang!" goes the gun. The race is on.

Eighty racers explode from the starting gate, determined to win The Great Divide. They surge ahead, rushing toward — OH NO! — the wide hungry mouth of a grand canyon that claims half the racers. And this is only the beginning. More dangers lie ahead, waiting to divide the group once, twice, three times, and more. Will there be anyone left to cross the finish line?
"In this crafty story of a cross-country race called 'The Great Divide,' numerical division accounts for the narrowing of the field." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The pace is so breathless and engaging that the book’s didactic origins all but disappear; few readers will notice that they’ve just finished a math problem, and most will want to go over all the action again." —Kirkus Reviews

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"In this crafty story of a cross-country race, numerical division accounts for the narrowing of the field. . . . All lessons should be this gratifying." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Bang!" goes the gun. The race is on.

Eighty racers explode from the starting gate, determined to win The Great Divide. They surge ahead, rushing toward — OH NO! — the wide hungry mouth of a grand canyon that claims half the racers. And this is only the beginning. More dangers lie ahead, waiting to divide the group once, twice, three times, and more. Will there be anyone left to cross the finish line?

Praise

"In this crafty story of a cross-country race called 'The Great Divide,' numerical division accounts for the narrowing of the field." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The pace is so breathless and engaging that the book’s didactic origins all but disappear; few readers will notice that they’ve just finished a math problem, and most will want to go over all the action again." —Kirkus Reviews

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