About the Series
The setting of this series is Massachusetts at the turn of the last century, a period in which explorers were still seeking out unknown parts of the world. Indeed Morgan’s story begins when her father is lost on an expedition to the Galapagos, and she and her mother are forced to sell their home and move in with a mysterious family they’ve never met. Morgan soon discovers that the family is hiding a great secret and that a world of magic and enchantments might actually be real.
The books are captivating adventure stories that have problem-solving and mathematical concepts woven into the narratives. Math is presented as a language of the universe that helps us understand the beautiful patterns and symmetries found in nature.
About the Author
Addie clearly loves math, and she’s been thinking for a long time about a different way to teach math to young children. The Magic Math Adventure series puts math in a story context and demonstrates that math is simply another way of thinking about the world around us. So many things that we find beautiful in the natural world come down to the symmetries and patterns found in living things.
Addie hopes that this book will help you to understand math in a whole new way— that math is not just about memorizing how numbers work together, (although those skills can be helpful), it’s about seeing that all living things have math in their creation and growth. Being able to read that language, being able to understand the relationships between the numbers and symbols, helps us to understand more fully the world in which we live.
About the Illustrator
Elisabeth Alba lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband artist Scott Murphy and dog Rayo. New homeowners and novice gardeners, they have been learning about the natural wonders and different plants in their own backyard, as well as exploring the different hiking trails in the area. Elisabeth’s artwork focuses on fantastical, historical, and cartographic imagery, and she is inspired by her travels and the world outside her window. Check out more of her work at www.albaillustration.com.
Illustrator Elisabeth Alba creates the cover for Morgan and the Monster of the Deep.