Burns, Marilyn
BURNS, Marilyn
BURNS, Marilyn. American, b. 1941. Genres: Children's fiction, Children's non-fiction, Education. Career: Writer and educator. Publications: FOR CHILDREN. NONFICTION: The Hanukkah Book, 1981; The Hink Pink Book: Or, What Do You Call a Magician's Extra Bunny?, 1981; The $1.00 Word Riddle Book, 1990; How Many Feet? How Many Tails? A Book of Math Riddles, 1996. Designer of math activities for "Hello Math Reader" series, 1997-. BROWN PAPER SCHOOL SERIES: The I Hate Mathematics! Book, 1975; The Book of Think: Or, How to Solve a Problem Twice Your Size, 1976; I Am Not a Short Adult! Getting Good at Being a Kid, 1977; Good for Me! All about Food in 32 Bites, 1978; This Book Is about Time, 1978; Math for Smarty Pants: Or, Who Says Mathematicians Have Little Pig Eyes, 1982. FICTION: The Greedy Triangle, 1994; Spaghetti and Meatballs, 1997. FOR ADULTS. NONFICTION: A Collection of Math Lessons: Grades 3-6, 1987; (with B. Tank) A Collection of Math Lessons: Grades 1-3, 1988; (with C. Humphreys) A Collection of Math Lessons: Grades 6-8, 1990; Math by All Means: Multiplication, Grade 3, 1991; About Teaching Mathematics: A K-8 Resource, 1992; Math and Literature: K-3, 1992; Writing in Math Class: A Resource for Grades 2-8, 1995; Fifty Problem-solving Lessons, 1995. Address: PO Box 820, Sausalito, CA 94966-0820, U.S.A.