The Smelly Brain Training Manual: Fight Zombies with Math

Getting kids excited about math isn't easy-unless the zombie apocalypse is involved.

In this illustrated sci-fi adventure set in an apocalyptic Hawai'i filled with garbage and robots, two brothers are told that smelly brains repel invading space zombies. How do you make your brain smelly? By doing math, of course! The Smelly Brain Training Manual turns mental math into a hilarious survival mission: The faster you calculate, the stinkier your brain gets-and zombies can't stand the smell!

84² = 7,056

Yes, math can save the world!

• Space zombies that are more comical than frightening. A funny zombie book for kids 8-12

• Action scenes, junkyard gadgets, and laugh-out-loud moments

• Illustrated chapters that keep the pages turning

• Math lessons and drills for building number sense that feel like part of the adventure

• Builds real math confidence through story-integrated practice

• Great for reluctant readers who need something fast, funny, and engaging

• Positive ADHD representation: different brains = different strengths

• AAPI protagonists and an authentic Hawaiian setting

Every few chapters, kids encounter:

• Number Sense Strategies

• Mental Math Lessons

• Mini drills

These activities feel like part of the adventure, not homework, making this the rare book that's both educational and ridiculously funny.

• Kids ages 8-12

• Reluctant readers who need humor and action

• STEM-loving families

• Teachers and homeschoolers looking for math enrichment

• Fans of The Wild Robot, The Last Kids on Earth, and funny sci-fi