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#4 The Kung Fu Puzzle
A Mystery with Time and Temperature
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By Melinda Thielbar
Illustrated by Der-shing Helmer
©2010
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Series: Manga Math Mysteries

ISBN-10: 0-7613-3856-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-7613-3856-7

ATOS Quiz #: 131751
ATOS AR Points: 0.50
ATOS: 3.40
Guided Reading: O*
Lexile Level: 490

Pages: 48
Trim Size: 6 x 8 1/2
Dewey: 741.5
Reading Level: 3

Interest Level: 3-5
Ages: 8-11

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Author Biography, Full-Color Illustrations, Illustrator Biography, Original Artwork
About the Author
Melinda Thielbar is a writer, teacher, statistician, and student of the martial arts. Manga Math Mysteries, including The Kung Fu Puzzle and The Secret Ghost is her first children’s series.

In 2005, Melinda left SAS to finish a PhD in statistics. She was awarded a VIGRE fellowship at North Carolina State University. This fellowship is awarded to students likely to make a strong contribution to education in the mathematics and statistics field. Again, Melinda earned a fantastic reputation in the classroom. Her statistics lectures and examples were known for their ability to hold her students' interest—no easy task in a statistics for non-majors class that's held at 8:00am.

Melinda lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, writer Richard Dansky, and their three cats. She is currently working on the research portion of her PhD.
About the Illustrator
Der-shing Helmer is a high school biology teacher who originally went to college to learn about reptiles. After she graduated she decided to try teaching instead. In her spare time she likes to write and draw comics and read a variety of books!
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"The colorful manga-style artwork is energetic and well executed. Fine additions where books such as Jimmy Gownley's 'Amelia Rules' (S & S) and Jarrett J. Krosoczka's 'Lunch Lady' (Knopf) are popular."
--School Library Journal

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