Multiplying Menace

by Pam Calvert

Published 1 January 2006
Readers will put their multiplication skills to use in this clever math adaptation starring the fairy-tale favorite, Rumpelstiltskin. 

It's been 10 years since the queen defeated Rumpelstiltskin and now he's back to collect his payment from years before. He causes a stir in the kingdom by making mischief with his multiplying stick and threatens to do far worse if the debt is not repaid.  It's up to Peter, the young prince, to take possession of the Rumpelstiltskin’s magical multiplying stick and learn how to use it—and multiply both whole numbers and fractions-- in order to restore peace to the kingdom. A perfect mix of math, fairy-tale, and fun, The Multiplying Menace will get STEM/STEAM readers excited to solve the adventure one number at a time.

The Multiplying Menace Divides

by Pam Calvert

Published 1 January 2011
Readers will put their division skills to use in this clever math adventure follow-up to THE MULTIPLYING MENACE. 

After being banished to the Abyss of Zero, Rumpelstiltskin is back, and he’s stirring up more trouble than ever. Together with his sidekick, a witch named Matilda, Rumpelstiltskin plots his revenge on Peter and uses his magical powers to divide the kingdom into frogs. Peter and his dog, Zero, must locate the Great Multiplier and find a solution that will break the Great Divide before Rumpelstiltskin has a chance to combine the two mighty math sticks. Can Peter once again save the kingdom in time, or will it meet a green and warty fate?

Young readers will learn all about dividing by whole numbers and fractions, as well as division rules for equations involving zero, all while follow Peter and Zero on another adventure. A perfect mix of math, fairy-tale, and fun, THE MULTIPLYING MENANCE DIVIDES will get STEM/STEAM readers excited to solve each puzzle one number at a time.