Candy Queen Verse 2: Revenge of the Queen Bee

Herausgeber: Magahee, Lagayla M. / Illustrator: Everett, Emmanuel; Johnson, Marcus Mafematics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jabari James is a visionary entrepreneur who is out to rule his middle school as the king of candy. He and his candy crew, the Candy King Collective, are planning on taking over the business of candy trading at James West Academy. However, Jelly Bean Jean is the queen bee of the conglomerate the Four Corners and will pull every stop to dismantle his plans. With her group composed of the Jelly Bean Queens, the Berry Bandits, the Cocoa Locos, and the Gummy Gang she is a fierce rival to Jabari and his friends. This Hip Hop story of leadership highlights how each candy crew operates differently from one another and yet come together toward a common goal. Candy Queen Verse 2 demonstrates how kids with special abilities serve as leaders to their candy crews in order to accomplish their goals. Will Jabari come up with scheme to conquer the mountain in front him, or has he met his match with Jean?

Produktdetails

• Candy King
• Verlag: J.R. Cook Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9780999096024
• ISBN-10: 0999096028
• Artikelnr.: 58223441

Autorenporträt

Marcus "Mafematics" Johnson was born l in Frankfurt Germany. He moved around a lot which caused him to attend several schools across the US and abroad. He is a graduate of Columbia University where he studied mathematics education. He also is a graduate of Langston University where he studied in mathematics and organizational management. Marcus continued to study math education at Bank Street College where he learned the progressive way of teaching. Marcus taught in New York City Public Schools and in private schools for over 10 years. He has taught every grade from preK - 12 and continues to teach at the collegiate level. It was working in these schools where he developed math curriculum, games, and math events to help students understand mathematics in fun and interesting ways. He was nicknamed Mafematics by his students. They would joke that he put the "f" in mathematics which stands for "fun". He is an author of books that mirror the lives of students in New York City. He likes to highlight the various ways that kids show their intelligence in and out of the classroom. Marcus believes in cross curricular learning that includes the arts, sciences, mathematics, reading and business. Through his books, people can learn how to become better at applying critical thinking skills to everyday situations. Marcus hopes that readers will see themselves in the problem solvers he writes about. His books are adventure stories that puts kids on a journey to become heroes of their schools and communities. There's always something mysterious happening in his character's environment that sets them out on a journey where they have to become better in order to solve. Marcus is currently a professor of mathematics for the City University of New York. You can learn more about Marcus "Mafematics" Johnson at www.tangentlearning.com