For years I have been deeply troubled by misplaced decimals in prices using the ¢ sign. I mean this in all seriousness. This issue got me started as a writer of stories for children that have math at their core.
People tend not even to notice the errors, demonstrating that they have no comprehension of the meaning of an amount of money written as .79¢. The error is widespread. I have several photos from real life to prove it.
So... please read my first story, intended as a read-aloud picture book for children in about grades 3-6, and let me know what you think. (I'm in an endless loop of revisions!)
Read it to your children or grandchildren and let me know what THEY think.
Invite your children or grandchildren to submit illustrations to me, mathmarsha@comcast.net so I can make a "real book" for e-publication.
Take photos of misplaced decimals in your real life experience (now that you will be noticing the errors) and share them with me via email or by posting to my math mentoring page on facebook:
Marsha Landau--Mentor for Gifted Math Students
And now for the story.
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