Will Shortz Presents I Can KenKen! Volume 2: 70 Puzzles for Having Fun with Math by Tetsuya Miyamoto, Nextoy, Will Shortz (Foreword by)

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Synopsis

Not only are these puzzles fun but KenKen helps children improve concentration, logic and arithmetic skills. Children ages 9-12 have excelled in math and gained real-life problem solving skills all from playing a puzzle so engaging that it keeps them coming back for more. This second volume of I Can KenKen features: • 75 easy all multiplication puzzles to get kids excited about KenKen • Introduction and how to solve instructions from Marilyn Burns • "Home and Classroom Guide for Parents and Teachers" by Ms. Burns • Forward by Will Shortz

Biography

TETSUYA MIYAMOTO, the creator of KenKen, is a math teacher who runs a unique, mathematics class for grade school children in Japan where he practices “The Art of Teaching Without Teaching.” His teaching method and use of KenKen in his classroom has proven extremely successful, his students regularly go on to be accepted at the most prestigious schools in Tokyo.

MARILYN BURNS is a National Mathematics Educator and the author of the best selling The I Hate Mathematics! Book. Additionally, Ms. Burns has created the "Math Solutions" courses attended nationwide by more than 60,000 teachers and administrators.

WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the Puzzlemaster for NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday." Will lives in Pleasantville, New York.