He took out those evil Roman numerals and saved the day for big numbers!! ' - Mary, ' I didn't love it as much as E-Mergency, but there's no denying the importance of zero now. ' The pages are busy with written text and speech bubble text. I think this is better suited for teachers trying to share some math ideas. ' Interesting book, but not one that I think lots of kids will pick up. ' Loved all the math gags! Very silly and punny.

' Funny graphic novel about the importance of numbers for younger readers. It goes quite a bit over her head, but she likes the superhero aspect, the speech bubbles, and was very intrigued by roman numerals. She cried when I told her it was time to take it back to the library - but it's been renewed the maximum amount of times and is two weeks overdue. The book really demonstrates to student the importance of the number zero. ' What a great book to discuss place value. Number puns abound, and Zero rescues all the other numbers from Roman gladiators! So creative and outlandish! And Zero finally gets to be a hero at the end. Nobody thinks he's important, but when he leaves, things start to fall apart. ' Very funny story about the trials and tribulations of Zero, who wants to be a hero. Then for older kids and adults all the smaller speech bubbles and secondary text will provide more entertainment. ' This one is for two different audiences. Kids will have a great time learning that numbers can be fun. I think parents will get a kick out of some of the little sayings. ' Very witty, very sweet book about the importance of the number 0. Great way to teach different math facts in a fun way. ' Elementary school teachers will LOVE this book. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.This book teaches the importance of the number zero in a very clever way.' They become nothing too! As you read on you learn that zero is so much more than just a place holder. Numbers one through nine tell zero that when he is added or subtracted, nothing happens! But they soon find out what happens when they are multiplied by zero. I loved the comments made by each of the numbers, they are very funny. They say that he is nothing and he has no purpose other than being a place holder.

'I really enjoyed this book! Throughout most of the book, all of the other numbers make fun of zero. All the other numbers scoff at Zero's value, but as soon as one of them gets into trouble, guess who lands on the scene to save the day! In Zero the Hero, Holub offers a humorous and lighthearted look at one of math's most overlooked, yet essential, figures - the number zero.

Award-winning children's author Joan Holub has penned over 70 books for young audiences in her decades-spanning career.

Zero the Hero by Joan Holub