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Young Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Multiplication and Division, Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Maarten Dolk, 2001. 170 pp., $22 paper ISBN 0-325-00354-8. Heinemann, 361 Hanover St., Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912.
This book is the second in a series of three volumes from authors who have done extensive research on how children learn mathematics and how they begin to "mathematize" their world. Both authors have worked alongside classroom teachers and have developed in-service programs to enable teachers to reform their mathematics practices.
The first two chapters discuss...