The Prime-Time Burglars

I was completely swept into the tale. Intrigue, mystery, and the troubles that followed kept me reading. This is a must read for all

If you have 6-9 year old kids who don't like math but enjoy reading, this book is for you. It is a wonderful read for everyone in the family.

The Prime-Time Burglars was named one of the best new kids books of 2018 by Red Tricycle (http://redtri.com/best-new-kids-books-of-the-year/slide/1)

As a teacher, I have heard so many times that math isn’t fun. Many students can’t foresee what good it will ever be in their daily lives. Well, The Math Kids is a novel that will help readers see its value. 

This is a fun and insightful page-turner that captures the pleasure of discussing math and solving real-life math problems as a team.

The Math Kids was a very fun read! My 12 year old son and I read it together and we both enjoyed it very much.

A Sequence of Events was named one of the best new kids books of 2019.

"For any kid who loves math, buy this book. And any kid who doesn't? Buy it to show them math is fun!"

 I love the explanations given for each math problem the children face. The chapter on how math is seen in art is wonderful and this is the best explanation I have ever seen for the Fibonacci sequence. 

What I liked especially is the overwhelming joy and wonderment in numbers. The enticing problems are expanded and their solutions explained. I believe this book will appeal to all young people who like adventures. 

 This type of book is an absolute gem!  It combines a realistic setting like a school, a clever mystery plot and a mathematical twist is bound to engage students. 

I wish I could read Math Kids again for the first time. This book was an absolute pleasure to read. Highly recommended for girls who love math, but often feel slighted. 

Highly Recommended rating from CM (a resource for librarians ).

I really enjoy the Math Kids novels. They are well-written and very interesting, and, additionally, the math problems are super interesting. 

 The book was interesting and fun, I think it will be a great way to get non-math lovers into math, and show all the uses for it. 

 An Unusual Pattern was named one of the best kids books of 2019!

Think Encyclopedia Brown meets STEM learning, your kids will have so much fun reading these adventures they won't even notice they're learning important math concepts! 

I just love this series, and when I got the next book I had to read it at once. The book is very well written, and as always the plot, story and characters are great. It's also educational in more than just math, and with the illustrations it's perfect. I can't wait for the next one.

I am a math coach for a middle school in Florida.  I also read the other Math Kids books. Again this was a cute, engaging story combining math and literacy. Perfect for middle school kids as well.  Highly recommend this for the math classroom or just reading for fun.

I can definitely recommend this book to middle grade readers. Not only does the story contain educational information, but it was an interesting, quick read that all can enjoy.

 I have read the first two books and was all too excited to read this 3rd installment! Everything about it was mathematically wonderful. Sure, it is written for kids in grades 3-6. But, if you are a math-loving adult, you just may like this one.

 The Math Kids are at it again. Stephanie finds secret writing in the margins of an old book. And that is all it takes! Codes, ciphers, and math! What more could you ask for? This is a great read, thoroughly enjoyable. 

What a fun mystery series! A group of children dedicated to problem solving manage to find each other and solve mysteries within the town. Students who love puzzles will enjoy both the mystery and the challenge problems posed throughout. 

 This was a really refreshing book that gave kids an exposure to codes and ciphers in a fun and easily accessible way. I definitely wish I had books like these when I was a kid! 

 I love this series. As a middle school math coach, I find these books to be the perfect mix of math and reading. I love how students are learning about math in a real life situation and the stories make you feel like you’re not doing math.

The book is indeed intriguing, and the best part is certainly the amount of knowledge that has been put under the veil of fiction. It is no doubt a wonderful way of letting kids learn effectively with fun. The story has been written in a manner that is capable of giving birth to fascination about science and mathematics in young children.

 I read this book with my 8-year-old son. He loves The Codebusters Club books, so was so excited about The Math Kids! We had a great time solving the codes together, and I love how it explained the specifics behind the ciphers and codes being used. 

 I really liked this book. Once again, the author perfectly weaves math problems into the plot, keeping the reader engaged. The math problems chosen are ones that are very common and have useful real-world applications. While the subject matter was a bit heavy, including touching on parental physical abuse, the author handles it with sensitivity.

I highly recommend this book to children in middle grades, especially those who have an interest in math and science.  

 What an excellent premise for a book! This was well written with an engaging plot. I found the math problems well worded and the explanations clear. Some students may struggle to complete the problems on their own, but having the characters 'work out the answers and problem solve is an ingenious way to get children engaged in mathematical thinking.

David Cole is a great writer. This is my first time reading one of his books and I was entertained! I will definitely be recommending the Math Kids series to students. I would recommend this book for students aged 9+ or anyone who loves math! 

   The Math Kids: An Incorrect Solution is a breezy, enjoyable middle grade mystery that pulls off the difficult feat of being both educational and entertaining. 

 Proceeding at a peppy pace, Math Kids: An Incorrect Solution integrates plenty of math puzzles and knowledge into its story, such as an explanation of the possible outcomes of the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the lattice method of multiplication. In lesser hands the mix of mystery and math could be jarring, but An Incorrect Solution is effective at blending both, thanks to its easygoing prose and dry sense of humor. 

  The math problems sprinkled throughout are engaging, not to mention it weaves with the plot well! I really liked the kids, and even though there are some quite heavy subject matters at hand (like parental abuse) it was still handled ina sensitive way by the author. 

 I am glad I read this book and I am excited to go back and read the other books in the series. The book was well written , the characters lovable and I just adored the Math Club. I highly recommend this book to children in middle grades, especially those who have an interest in math and science. 

  This was a great book! I think it is important to have themes that not all children love mixed in with real-life situations. I also think it's important for books to show thinking and responses that other children around their age have to promote understanding. I think this is a great book for 4th-5th graders.

 This book was most certainly captivating and entertaining, and just as mysterious and wonderful as the rest of the books in this series.
All maths lovers will most certainly love this!
I had so much fun reading it!! 

A mysterious will launches the Math Kids into their riskiest adventure yet! When FBI Special Agent Carlson is kidnapped while investigating the plane crash of Willard Howell, an eccentric billionaire inventor, the Math Kids spring into action. If Catherine, Stephanie, Justin, and Jordan can figure out the Great Triangle mentioned in Howell's will, they might just uncover who's behind the crash and Agent Carlson's kidnapping―if they don't get caught themselves!

This middle grade book introduces readers to mathematical patterns, features an action-packed plot with international intrigue and includes an appendix for hands-on learning.

The well-plotted, well-written mystery (not a graphic novel but with good illustrations) involves bad guys trailing the kids, a kidnapping, a helicopter that lands on the school grounds for them, even a glimpse into the Giza Pyramid in Egypt. Of course, there’s a clock ticking down, so it’s a nail-biter of a read.

Kids who are into math will take special delight in the story, but those with zero interest in math will find themselves not only unable to put it down (thanks to the skilled writing and tension) -- but turned onto math (truly!) before they’re finished.

Clever author, marrying the two concepts. And this is the sixth in a series. Hats off to the author and illustrator.

 The Math Kids is like the TV show Numbers, but for kids. Like the show Numbers, the Math Kids shows how math can be used in various situations, including solving mysteries for the FBI!

This is a book that every elementary school (and perhaps even middle schools and high schools) should carry. I love that the aim of this series is to make math fun and interesting, and to highlight the various different applications that math has in the real world.

This is very much a book for kids (with an improbable mystery and involvement with the FBI) but even as an adult, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this book. I loved learning about Pascal's triangle and had fun discovering all the various patterns that can be found within this great triangle.