New Release Books by Lynette Long

Whether you’re a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron’s Painless Geometry provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. An essential resource for: Virtual Learning Homeschool Learning pods Supplementing classes/in-person learning Inside you’ll find: Comprehensive coverage of geometry, including characteristics of distinct shapes, relationships between parallel and perpendicular lines, geometric principles that can solve real-world problems, and much more Diagrams, charts, instructive math illustrations, proofs, and experiments Painless tips, common pitfalls, and math talk boxes that translate complex “math speak” into easy-to-understand language Brain Tickler quizzes and answers throughout each chapter to test your progress

Is learning algebra dull or difficult? Don’t worry. Barron’s is here to help! This new edition of Painless Algebra provides students with a lighthearted, step-by-step approach to understanding algebra concepts. Inside you’ll find: Comprehensive coverage of algebra, including solving equations and inequalities, graphing, roots, radicals, and much more Diagrams, charts, and instructive math illustrations Painless tips, common pitfalls, and math talk boxes that translate complex “math speak” into easy-to-understand language Brain Tickler quizzes and answers throughout each chapter to test your progress Whether you’re a middle school student, high school student, or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Painless Algebra makes learning easy, fun…and painless!

Spanish translation of popular Domino Addition. Sometimes learning addition can be very challenging. When dominoes are involved, math is magically transformed into a game. In Sumemos con el domin¢, children learn that counting the number of spots on each half of the domino and totaling them is equal to effortless addition!

Don't Just Learn Word Problems... Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the MagicalMath series provides everything you need to know to become a masterof mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her wonunique style to help you truly understand mathematical conceptswith common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and everymathematician's basic tools: paper and pencil. Inside Wacky Word Problems, you'll discover how to decode manydifferent types of word problems-from counting, logic, andpercentage problems to distance, algebra, geometry, and graphingproblems-in order to solve real-world dilemmas. While you playexciting games like Measurement Jeopardy and Percentage War, you'lllearn how to identify word cues, develop reasoning skill,s and spotkey formulas that will help you solve any problem with ease. You'llalso boost your math skills as you enter into crazy contests withyour friends, create mystery word problems, and play word-problemcharades-and have a great time doing it! So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become aword-problem master! Also available in this series: Dazzling Division, DelightfulDecimals and Perfect Percents, Fabulous Fractions, Groovy Geometry,Marvelous Multiplication, and Measurement Mania, all from Wiley.

Savor a decadent, lyrical collection of poetry covering the darker subjects of everyday life. The world is kept in frail equilibrium with a careful balance of good and evil that affects all people, though polarization of iniquity and moral turpitude results in symptoms of despair, hopelessness, and frequent apathy. The call for optimism afterwards, however, is potential for positivity and inspiration. In the midst of vice, is the prospect of being sanguine.Through the lens of a seventeen-year-old creative writer and high school student is a unique perspective on the fallen times.

Don't Just Learn Decimals and Percents ...Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you play with everyday objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and paper and pencil. In Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents, you'll learn how to read and write decimals, how to change decimals into fractions and percents, and much more. While you play exciting games like the fast-paced Dynamite Decimal Reduction and Here's a Tip, you'll also learn to estimate percentages in your head and even figure out what tip to leave at a restaurant. And with great games like Zeros Exchange, Multiplication War, and Math Review, you'll practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing both decimals and percents-- and have fun while you're doing it! So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

Don't Just Learn Measurement.Master It! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you play with everyday objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and paper and pencil. Inside Measurement Mania, you'll learn to take the mystery out of mea-surement! Once you've mastered the basic forms of measurement--length, volume, weight, temperature, and time--you'll learn how to measure the length of an ant in millimeters, the height of a telephone pole in feet, the volume of a bathtub in ounces, the weight of one spaghetti noodle in grams, and the temperature inside a refrigerator in Celsius.You'll discover how to tell time with a candle, create optical illusions, and measure the tallest tree in your neighborhood without climbing an inch! So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

Don't Just Learn Fractions ...Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you play with everyday objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and paper and pencil. Inside Fabulous Fractions, you'll find out all about fractions, from what they look like to how to write them, to the relationship between fractions and decimals, and more. While playing exciting games like Super Domino ESP and Reduce It!, you'll learn about proper fractions and how to reduce them. And with games like Combination Pizza, Fraction Jeopardy!, and three-in-a-Row-Bingo, you'll learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions while you have fun! So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

Describes how playing cards can be used to teach addition.

This bold and colorful counting book shows young readers that math and addition can be fun and easy (when you use dominos). Black and white dominos make up each number on various bold backgrounds and each page gives the various properties of numbers zero to twelve. With a simple but imaginative approach, Lynette Long, has created a perfect classroom resource that teaches kids how to add up each dot on an individual domino as well as how to spot different number combinations. This bright and fun-filled introduction to basic addition will appeal to both eager and reluctant math students.

Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics... Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic, essential tools: paper and pencil. Inside Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics, you'll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you'll see how they make information easy to understand. You'll jump into statistics, where you'll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You'll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you.

Describes the importance of mathematics in everyday life and offers advice on how to make learning math skills easier.

Don't Just Learn Multiplication...Master It! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you play with everyday objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, paper, and pencil. Inside Marvelous Multiplication, you will explore and solve the mysteries of multiplication. You'll use ten tasty snacks to learn the one times table, get to know the ten times table using finger paints, and write a zany story using the multiples of a number to practice the multiplication tables. You'll go on to learn even more about multiplication by deciphering the fascinating puzzles of prime factors, exponents, and three digit multiplication while playing games like Prime Solitaire, Three by Three, and Fingers!So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

First published in English as a title in Barron's Painless subject review series for middle school and high school students, Painless Algebra has now been translated to help students whose first language is Spanish. Algebra is often daunting to students when they are first introduced to the subject. In this book, the author eliminates confusion and creates interest by taking math details one step at a time, demonstrating that problem solving can be fun. A user-friendly first chapter presents algebraic terms and gives simple explanations for each of them. The following chapter instructs on the correct order of operations when solving problems. Next, students are introduced to integers, equations, exponents, roots and radicals, and quadratic equations. Each chapter contains fun-to-solve "brain tickler" problems with answers.