This delightful book uses newsclips and items from the media as the motivation for problems in arithmetic, geometry, data management and statistics. Don Fraser, an internationally sought-after speaker and world class teacher, shares his humor and mathematical insight in providing for children from grades 5 through 9 a series of thought-provoking items. These activities have been used as a basis for discussion in classrooms throughout the world and their presentation has been field-tested and honed by exceptional teachers.