Why I Love My Math Teacher

From an underwater tea party to a sail through the clouds, What Will Tomorrow Bring? is a delightful rhyming exploration of the possibilities each day brings. You are limited only by your imagination and sense of adventure.
About the Author
Kendall Rileigh Hardart is a storyteller by way of the theatre and circus. As an actor and aerialist, she loves exploring innovative ways to tell stories to audiences of all ages. She lives in NYC. Jan Chambers is a studio artist and designer for theatre who loves bringing new worlds and characters to life. She lives in Chapel Hill NC. Why I Love My Math Teacher tells a fun and compelling story about how life and math intersect in a classroom setting. It’s primarily told through the eyes of one of its students, Gabriella, as she is learning about herself and her classmates. Her math teacher, Ms. Alvarez, provides stability, high expectations, and a structured classroom that encourages her students to learn, have a safe space, and be themselves.
Author Dayana McPherson Jimenez-Covington offers math equations to solve between the lines of the story, and offers a cross-curriculum section as well to engage the readers and help them enjoy learning again.
About the Author:
Dayana is a Cuban-American who was born and raised in Cuba, where she earned her industrial engineer bachelor’s degree at Matanzas University, Cuba. She moved to the United States to be with the love of her life. Dayana lives with her husband, Robert, and their two daughters, Havana and Hanna.
In the early years of being in the United States, she took day and night classes at a community college to improve her English. Years later, she earned her master’s degree in education at Chestnut Hill College, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently, she is working on her PhD in Education at Temple University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dayana is a middle school math teacher and an instructional coach in a Charter School in Philadelphia.
One of her biggest joys is spending quality time with her family and traveling. Other interests include reading books, magazines, and articles related to math.