But her desire to encourage young girls to investigate. Wonder years alum danica mckellar is engaged to lawyer. Right after he graduated from high school in 1974, he went off to college, got married and has a son born in 1981. Actress danica mckellar, who played young bookworm winnie on the wonder years, has published girls get curves. Wonder years winnie cooper actress, danica mckellar. Danica loves to support math education for all kids, regardless of economic background. Math book helps girls embrace their inner mathematician. Books for kids who love math and science young science and math fans will feel right at home with these captivating stories spanning a variety of genres, including nonfiction, mysteries, fantasies, robot tales, and steampunk and graphic novels. I am sure the math parts will be great tools to teach the boys, but the stories are from a girls perspective. Since then, shes pursued math, acting and has written several. You may remember my next guest from her acting roles on the wonder years. Danica mckellar says this wonder years episode hinted at. One of my favorite storylines was that winnie cooper scored higher on her math. Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic.
The 30year anniversary of the show will take place on. Danica mckellar opens up about life on the wonder years. Actress danica mckellar, who played winnie on the wonder years, urges girls to embrace math. Danica mckellar talks the wrong woman, empowering girls. A few guest appearances in the twilight zone 1985 was followed by her breakthrough in the wonder years 1988. The show was instrumental in preparing its young stars for life after the wonder years, whether it was by allowing danica mckellarwho went on to become a math genius and pen four math books. The former wonder years star talks about why smart can be sexy. In 2007, danica released her first book, math doesnt suck ages 912. Today, shes all grown up, sexier than ever and a math genius who is using her expertise to write. Presenting math lessons in the style of a teen magazine, this groundbreaking book became an instant success, making amazons top 100 books of 2007, and earning danica the title of person of the week on abc world news. Actingwise, the former teen dream has now found a home at hallmark, acting in dozens of feelgood.
Goodnight, numbers by danica mckellar, alicia padron. Wonder years danica mckellar inspires girls to show their. Geometry takes shape, hits the shelves this august now available. All grown up, wonder years child star danica mckellar is. The former child star spoke to fox news about still being recognized as winnie. Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math focused picture book positively enchanting. Mckellar who played the adorable bigeyed brunette girlnext. Former television heartthrob danica mckellar told us how math helped her to discover that she is so much more than the. Presenting math lessons in the style of a teen magazine. She starred as the girlnextdoor winnie cooper in the tv series. Best known for her roles on the wonder years and the west wing, and lately for her popular movies on hallmark channel, danica mckellar is the new york times bestselling author of math doesnt suck, kiss my math, hot x, and girls get curves. Danica mckellar is engaged to boyfriend scott sveslosky. She is well known for her acting roles on the wonder years, the west wing, and multiple television. Despite women earning more degrees than men, men outnumber women in the field of math by an alarming degree.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this mathfocused picture book positively enchanting. Visit mckellar math to find the right book for you click on the book covers to visit their websites. Danica mckellar is a new york times bestselling author of groundbreaking math books.
The star of the popular 80s tv show did something almost unimaginable for a former child star and renowned beauty she wrote four books about mathematics, including kiss my math and hot x. Danica mckellars career as an author of math books would make her wonder years character, winnie cooper, proud. A former wonder years star is on a mission to make young women know theyre just as. It took me a while to get into girl wonder because some of. Math doesnt suck was so popular mckellar wrote more novels about math, including kiss my math and hot x. Learn at home with help from the wonder years hallmark actress, math whiz, and new york times bestselling author danica mckellar using her acclaimed mckellar math books. Danica mckellar, the actress who played winnie cooper on the wonder years, writes a book designed to help girls love math, even if they also love shopping for handbags. Danica has written three new york times bestselling books, and her fourth book, girls get curves. The wonder years, was a long time ago for danica mckellar. Now she is known as author of the nationally bestselling book, math doesnt suck, which encourages and empowers middleschool girls with mathematics knowhow. Wonder years star danica mckellar says she tried to break free from winnie cooper, explains her new role.
Learn at home with help from the wonder yearshallmark actress, math whiz, and new york times bestselling author danica mckellar using her acclaimed mckellar math books. Main characters kevin arnold fred savage the main character born on march 18, 1956, kevin grew up in the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s. Danica mckellar is the new york times bestselling author of goodnight, numbers and the groundbreaking math books for middle school and high school readers, including kiss my math, and a summa cum laude graduate of ucla with a degree in mathematics. She is also well known for her acting roles on the wonder years. Danica mae mckellar born january 3, 1975 is an american actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. Actress danica mckellar, the adorable winnie cooper on the 1980s90s hit television series the wonder years, is all grown up now, and married with a child. Michella bega, a rep for the wonder years alum and recent dancing with the stars contestant, confirmed the news.
Newsflash to the wonder years fans who grew up wanting to be either winnie cooper or her boyfriend. Wonder years star danica mckellar files for divorce after three years. This is a list of characters of the television series the wonder years. Sheknows girl crush danica mckellar talks about being a mom and her bestselling math books.
After that show ended, she went on to graduate summa cum laude from ucla with a degree in mathematics, and even proved a new math theorem, the chayesmckellarwinn theorem. Transcript for wonder years actress reveals shes an attachment parent burning up our heat index, the surprising revelation from danica mckellar. How to survive middle school math without losing your mind or breaking a nail paperback july 1, 2008. In this short video from novas secret life of scientists series, danica mckellar describes how math helped her discover that she is so much more than the child actress who played winnie cooper since graduating summa cum laude in mathematics from ucla, the former child. A revolutionary and fun way for 2nd to 5th graders to memorize multiplication facts outside of the classroom is finally here. Danica mckellar reunites with a wonder years costar in a. What happens when youre no longer the girl next door from the wonder years tv show. She has a theorem named after herself and has written a slew of bestselling math books for middle schoolers. In my mckellar math books starting with math doesnt suck, which is for, like, middle school through high school, i emphasize again and again to embrace your smarts.
But math isnt all mckellar has been up to in the time since the wonder years went off the air. She has also written a series of bestselling mathematics books. A lot of books deal with finding yourself and peer pressure and fitting in with people for all the wrong reasons, but alexa martin has created something that feels real. Together with her younger sister, crystal mckellar, she began acting at a young age in her mothers dance studio. Danica mckellar starred as the one and only winnie cooper on the wonder years from 1988 to 1993. Wonder years danica mckellar inspires girls to show their smarts sheknows. A mighty girls top picks of picture books starring mathloving girls. She has also written a series of bestselling mathematics books and starred in numerous television movies. What happens when youre no longer the girl next door from the wonder years. Danica mckellar on how she went from the wonder years winnie cooper to author of books encouraging girls into math. All grown up, wonder years child star danica mckellar is actress, math whiz and author, too. Wonder years star danica mckellar says she tried to. She played winnie cooper in the television series the wonder years from 19881993, and since 2010 has voiced miss martian in the animated superhero series young justice in 2015, mckellar was cast in the netflix original series project mc 2.
Best known as americas alluring dream girl from her days as winnie cooper on the wonder years 1988, danica mckellar made her breakthrough at the early age of 12. Danica mckellar wants girls to know theyre good at math. She is best known for her role as winnie cooper in the television show the wonder years. Danica mckellar pens femalefocused math book girls get. Growing up on the set of the television series the wonder years, for actress danica mckellar, one thing never wavered. Danica mckellar rose to stardom by playing the doeeyed winnie cooper on abcs classic tv series the wonder years and, while she may. She asks you to join her in her mission to help kids everywhere, by giving a few extra books to libraries, making help available for kids who cant afford their own.
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