More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School (UK)

92 Pages·2016·1.72 MB·English

by  Sachar Louis

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To my mother
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Contents
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“Huh?”
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Clues
Hints
Answers
About Louis Sachar
Imprint
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“Huh?”
That is the reaction I have heard most often from kids who have read ‘Sideways
Arithmetic From Wayside School’.
I’ve also gotten lots of letters from kids who say things like,
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“Dear Mr. Sachar,
I liked your book ‘Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School’, but I
don’t understand the problems.”
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Now I don’t understand how kids can like the book if they don’t understand
the problems. Maybe they’re just being polite.
But it’s not just kids. Teachers have also confided in me that they didn’t
understand the book.
So you may be wondering why I have written this sequel. It is because I think
the problems are a lot of fun. They were fun for me to make up, and they are fun
to solve — once you get the hang of it.
Yes, the problems are hard. You have to think. You can’t just read quickly
through it, like the other Wayside School books. You may want to ask a parent or
teacher to help you get started, although like I said, many adults will have
trouble, too. Actually I think this would be a great book for a parent and child to
figure out together. The parent could help the child, and vice-versa.
You do not need to read ‘Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School’ first.
Some of the problems in that book are harder than the problems in this book.
Some may be easier.
I organized this book a little differently, and I think that should help. At the
back of the book, there are ‘clues’, ‘hints’ and finally, ‘answers’.
The ‘clues’ tell you how to begin to try to solve each problem. That is very
important. Probably the hardest part of each problem is just trying to figure out
where to begin. Once you figure out how to get started, the rest of the problem is
much easier.
A ‘hint’ will give you part of the answer.
And the ‘answer’ will tell you the answer.
(Duh!)
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