Marilyn Burns

I was introduced to Marilyn Burns through my Math methods professor. Burns is an author who pairs a literature base with mathematical concepts in a way that's engaging and really highlights conceptual understanding over procedure and rote memorization. I used her book Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! for a math lesson involving area and I felt the book was really effective as an introduction to this concept. Here is a link to a few articles that Burns has written:

http://www.mathsolutions.com/index.cfm?page=wp10&crid=37