A boring night at the pet store turns into a night of fun when Mate and Rix build a fort using addition with regrouping. Kids will love the story and the funny illustrations. Parents and educators will appreciate how the story and pictures make understanding double-digit addition stress-free and easy. The illustrations show concrete examples using story, manipulatives, and illustrations. Children, parents, and educators can feel 'stuck' when teaching double-digit addition. Mate and Rix Escape Boredom is a fictional math-based picture book with lovable characters to engage the child's imagination. So kids will gain math confidence and achieve more than they could with the standard math curriculum alone.