The women in Ann McCallum Staats book Thrill Seekers: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports push the boundaries of fear and physical possibilities — whether they’re surfing monster waves, dogsledding through frigid wilderness or wingsuit flying over an active volcano. Link here
A giant thank you to all reviewers, teachers, parents, bloggers and friends who have raved about various releases. I’m enormously thankful to all who help spread the word. Here is a select collection of press commentary. 
| Author Ann McCallum Staats shines a light on the fearless women in the U.S. Military. WUSA9/ LINK HERE | |
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“McCallum and Illustrator Leeza Hernandez have found a clever way to turn math drudgery into deliciousness with their brand new book.” Click here for full review. |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) – Getting kids to enjoy math is not always a piece of cake. But a local teacher and mom is trying to change that, one bite at a time. Click here for full article. |
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“A yummy way to get parents and kids to more deeply understand math…and spend some time together in the kitchen.” Click here for full article. |
| Now your kids will know why they need that math! In Ann McCallum’s new book, Eat Your Math Homework, children, along with their parents, will delight in knowing all those math skills will come in handy and that the kitchen is the perfect place to taste test them. With Leeza Hernandez’s wonderful and lively illustrations, this book makes math funny and tasty-no dull knives here. Time to mix up a batch of Probability Trail Mix to round off the day! | |
| “Mischievous, gap-toothed bunnies rendered in mixed- media collage explore math in the kitchen in this clever activity book.” Click here to read more. |
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| “There is no question that cooking involves math skills, from simple addition to the more complicated concepts like infinity and tessellation, that McCallum whimsically explains in her book.” Click here to read more. |
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| A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION | “When I read this collaboration between Ann McCallum and Leeza Hernandez I realized that what I had here was a book with a million uses. ” Click here to read the full review. |
| “This book is so much fun! Cooking and using recipes does involve math, but this book takes it a step further and really integrates math lessons into each recipe.” Click here to read more. |
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| “Eat this Fraction: Take math into the kitchen with lessons that make learning fun.” Click here to read the article. |
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| “Eat this Fraction: Take math into the kitchen with lessons that make learning fun.” Click here to read the article. |
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| “… pull out your apron, put on your thinking cap, and get ready to whip up some yummy snacks and whet your mathematical appetite at the same time.” Click here to read the article. |
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| “This is the book I wish my parents had gotten for me when I was a kid. It takes abstract math concepts and without dumbing them down, illustrates them with food activities. How awesome is that?.” Click here to read full review. |
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| “My favorite new book for the math classroom is Eat Your Math Homework Recipes for Hungry Minds by Ann McCallum. Students won’t report to class claiming their dog ate their homework with activities such as the ones McCallum has cooked up.” Click here to read the full review. |
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| “Witty and smart, this unusually upbeat math book offers edible rewards for learning.” Click here to read the review. |
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| “McCallum serves up a mix of kitchen tips and recipes, math history, problems and a glossary. Leeza Hernandez sprinkles the whole with lively mixed-media illustrations.” Click here to read the review. |
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| “You’re not supposed to play with your food, right? But this book encourages kids and parents to play with their food together (literally, in the game Play with Probability on page 41). Along the way, both of you will discover that numbers are your friends. Just like bunnies.” Click here to read the review. |
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Calling all brave and bold adventurers! Thrill Seekers introduces 15 unconventional female athletes who compete in extreme sports including cave diving, wingsuit flying, and Formula 1 racing. Each profile explores pivotal moments in the athlete’s career, examining the risks and rewards of pushing past fear to achieve greatness. The profiles also include a brief history of each sport. These modern role models perform unthinkable feats but are not superhuman. Many come from humble beginnings. Their passion for adventure and drive to succeed against all odds will inspire a new generation of young women to boldly pursue the unthinkable. VIDEO LINK HERE
This event includes a panel discussion featuring athletes profiled in the book including Angela Hawse, Jill Heinerth, Melanie Curtis, Ann Marie Stephens, Sara Mudallal, Elladee Brown, and Brittany Leavitt.