NPR Story 11:16 am Fri August 17, 2012  Actress Danica McKellar
Helps "Girls Get Curves"  Originally published on Fri August 17,
2012 11:55 am    Up next, math books get a makeover. You may
remember my next guest from her acting roles on "The Wonder
Years." Winnie Cooper may ring a bell or "The West Wing." But
for thousands of girls today, she's the writer and personality
behind a bestselling series of books that aim to teach girls
about math. First, there was "Math Doesn't Suck," then "Hot X:
Algebra Revealed," and now we're onto geometry.  Actress and
author Danica McKellar's latest book is called "Girls Get
Curves: Geometry Takes Shape," and she joins me here in our New
York studio. And I should also mention that Danica is on the
board of the Science Friday Initiative. Thanks for coming in
today.  DANICA MCKELLAR: Oh, thank you for having me.  LICHTMAN:
Welcome back.   LICHTMAN: So the title of this book, "Girls Get
Curves," is pretty sassy for a math book.  MCKELLAR: Yeah.
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