1st Edition
Real World Math An Answer to the Question “What Will We Ever Use This For?”
1. Bakery Manager 2. Horse Therapist 3. Adventure Trekker 4. Restaurant Owner 5. Bird Biologist 6. Animal Shelter Manager 7. Orchestra Conductor 8. Food Shelf Manager 9. Head Librarian 10. State Trooper 11. Search and Rescuer 12. Alpaca Farmer 13. Tribal Planner 14. Ski Race Coordinator 15. Organic Composters 16. Tall Ships Captain 17. Guitar Shop Owner 18. Tribal Prosecutor 19. Fisheries Scientist 20. Grocery Store Accountant
Biography
Marya Washington Tyler is a best-selling author who thoroughly enjoyed teaching math to elementary and middle school students in Wisconsin, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska. She continues to bring math to life for students around the world and is the author of several Prufrock titles including It’s Alive! The Funniest Math Book Ever!, Real Life Math Mysteries, and On the Job Math Mysteries!
"Real World Math does a great job at answering 'When will I ever use this?'' For students who find math intimidating, she makes the subject approachable and enjoyable."
- Mollie Grinnell, homeschooling mother
"It was interesting to see how different jobs use math. I liked how in Real World Math all the problems are around actual people using math, not just worksheets of math problems."- Lyssa Grinnell, homeschooler
