The $1.00 Word Riddle Book

by Marilyn Burns, Martha Weston (Illustrator)

Which day of the week is a $1.00 word? And which U.S. coin is a $1.00 word, even though it’s not really worth a dollar? Find out the answers to these and dozens more riddles in this unique and delightfully illustrated book. Each riddle calls for searching for words, practicing addition, and thinking mathematically. Featured in Math and Literature, Grades 4–6.

Genres: Mathematics

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1941

About the author

Marilyn Meinhardt Burns is a mathematics educator and the author of over a dozen children's books on mathematics.

Reviews

[N. Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wan't a riddle book, it was a math problem book. If A=1 cent, B=2 cents, and so on until Z=26 cents, each answer is $1.00. not fun at all. Here is a picture out of it:

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And the ANSWER IS: shadowing.

see?

[Shelly Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book could be used to teach coding, adding, and manipulating code words to add to certain amounts(money.