A review by engpunk77
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang

4.0

Simple riddles prompt you to look at a visual counting conundrum in a different way. On your public school math drills, you'll see everything grouped into perfect columns already, but this book will show you groups of things in more random formation, like real life. I was stumped EVERY time (and I was an excellent student in math); the answers at the end comprise the lesson/teaching aspect of the book. I learned some really good strategies for practical math applications, but more importantly, I learned that there are different ways of seeing and approaching problems that we "don't have time" to learn in school. I hope my son gets as much out of it as me, and exposing this to him at the right age could be the most important thing I can do for his math education!