A Box of Red Dominos
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Ashley and Tiana's trip to the ice cream store got side tracked because of a bright orange sign that read “Garage Sale.” Their mother loved to go to garage sales and this was no exception. The girls sighed as they got out of the car to look around.
"It was all pretty boring stuff. There was nothing there for kids to look at! Why would anyone want to buy old drinking glasses, pots and pans or garage tools? Then on the end of one table, among all the boring stuff, Ashley saw a red box. She walked over to the box and picked it up to see what was inside. When she opened the box she saw a bunch of rectangle shaped red plastic tiles with white dots on them. She called Tiana over and asked, `What are these?' Tiana looked at them and said, `I don't know but I like the color!' `I wonder what you do with them?' Ashley asked. Just then, the lady selling all the boring stuff came over to the girls and asked, `Would you like to buy the dominos? They are for sale, only 50 cents.' Tiana asked, `What do you do with these?' And the lady told her, `You play a fun game that helps you practice math.' `Math!' Tiana said. `Math is not fun!' `Oh but it is when you use it to play a game.'”
And so the story goes. Ashley and Tiana soon discovered that using math to play a game was actually fun.
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About the Book
"A Box of Red Dominos” is loosely based on a true story! It's about a red box of red dominos purchased at a garage sale. In this story, two sisters named Ashley and Tiana bought the box of dominos while at a garage sale with their mother. They had no idea what the bright red colored tiles with little white dots were. But they later discover that math can be fun when playing with dominos!
About the Author
Frances is a retired school employee. She and her husband Barry have lived in Sonora, California for almost 33 years. She attributes the realization of this book as a direct result of the love, support and encouragement of her husband. Frances has a vivid imagination. She sees the world in bold bright colors, and rarely notices the dark colors of troubled times. She elaborates on the positive aspects of life and sees something fun and upbeat in every situation. She is creative and can always envision a story from anything she sees.