Helps children grasp the basics of standard word problems even kids who have a hard time with math Like the other books in Lynette Long's Magical Math series, Wacky Word Problems helps make basic math fun. Children will learn how to answer common word problems, such as computation problems, percent problems, distance problems, and much more, through dozens of activities, entertaining examples, and lively illustrations. All activities are appropriate to the learning level and can be done at home or in the classroom with easy-to-find materials, such as playing cards, dice, and paper and pencil. Lynette Long, PhD (Washington, DC), is the author of several children's math books, including Marvelous Multiplication (0-471-369829), Dazzling Division (0-471-36983-7), Fabulous Fractions (0-471-36981-0), Measurement Mania (0-471-36980-2), and Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics (0-471-21060-9).