Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants. Recommended by: Barb Langridge, ĭid you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes until your bus leaves. Keywords: math, humor, fun, school issues, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, Mathematics Curriculum You get on the bus, and it’s as if there are five kids on the bus, and then five more get on, and then five more get on, and then, “True or false? What is the bus driver’s name?” There’s just no end to it. You wake up in the morning and start adding your shirts and counting your teeth and wondering how many flakes are in your cereal bowl. Fibonacci said, “You know, you can think of almost everything as a math problem.” After that, everything was a problem. You can visit Jon online at all began the Monday Mrs. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children’s literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. In 2008, Jon was named the country’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council. In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called “Guys Read” that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books.

He is the author of many boks for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith). He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A.

Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys.

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