A Gebra Named Al: Anovel

By Wendy Isdell

Book Overview

Julie hates algebra until she meets a gebra named Al. In this Student Book, Julie, Al, and the Periodic horses journey through the Land of Mathematics, where the Orders of Operations are real places and fruits that look like Bohr models grow on chemistrees. Wonderfully written and a joy to read, it's full of math and science basics made fun and accessible."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091579358X
• ISBN13: 9780915793587
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Hello! This was written by a KID.

What the heck is up with some of these reviewers? HELLO! This story was written by a LITTLE GIRL, not a teacher! What is wrong with you people? Shame on you! ...Now, for everybody with a conscience, check it out: This story is cute. It's not Hemingway, it's not Shakespeare, but it's cute. If you read it for entertainment's sake, and keep in mind a kid wrote it, you'll like it. (And hey--if you're not reading for entertainment, you won't enjoy it no matter WHAT it is. Some of these kids' reviews sound like they were forced on pain of death to read the thing, sheesh.) It's a story about a girl and a talking zebra-thing who knows math, and a bunch of scientific horses. I repeat: it's cute.

Pretty Good

I enjoyed the story quite a bit. Not too bad for something written by a 13-year-old kid. Not too bad at all. Obviously anybody who doesn't like it just didn't "get" it. ;-)

Fun! My kids ate it up!

I usually try to find "creative" ways in which to interest my young ones in school. Math was always a problem... But that was before I found this book. It's incredible that a girl not even in high school could write such a creative, entertaining, and witty book. My kids adored it! I can even get them to describe the Order of Operations backwards and forwards. Amazing!

A super book!!!

I really liked this book! I would definitely give this book maximum number of stars. It has a good way of mixing math with fantasy that both young and old people would like. Even if you hate math you would like this book.

A very enjoyable first book by a young author--recommended.

Wendy Isdell's "A Gebra Named Al" is a very enjoyable and entertaining trip through the Land of Mathematics. She brings many ideas from math and chemistry to life in creative ways, cementing these concepts in the mind of the prepared reader along the way. This book, and its sequel "The Chemy Called Al," are most accessible to the reader who already has a foundation in math and chemistry. Familiarity with these basic concepts allows the reader to appreciate fully their well-crafted physical representations.