A Place for Zero: A Math Adventure by Lopresti, Angeline Sparagna

Join Zero on his math adventure as he discovers his place through multiplication. Zero is lonely in Digitaria. He can't play Addemup with the other numbers because he has nothing to add. All the other numbers seem to belong and they all have a place, but when zero discovers multiplication he thinks he might have a place there. He sets out to find King Multiplus who also is curious about what will happen when Zero gets thrown in the mix. With math and wordplay A Place for Zero is the perfect introduction to multiplication and number placement. A playful way to make math less intimidating and more fun to explore.

Author: Angeline Sparagna Lopresti
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 07/01/2003
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.66h x 8.54w x 0.12d
ISBN: 9781570911965
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 70236 / Place for Zero: A Math Adventure


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2003 pg. 154
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 51 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 51 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
A native New Yorker, Angeline Sparagna LoPresti taught math to second through eighth graders for twenty-five years. Prior to her teaching career, she was a medical research assistant at the Department of Bacteriology at Cornell University Medical School. Now retired, Mrs. LoPresti occupies her leisure time with indoor gardening, reading, cooking, and photography.