Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure)
by Cindy Neuschwander
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Author: Cindy NeuschwanderBrand: Charlesbridge Publishing
Illustrator: Wayne Geehan
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-04
ISBN: 1570911649
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
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Book Reviews of Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure)
Book Review: Fun, Funny, and For a Big Age Range
Summary: 3 Stars
As a fifth/sixth grade teacher, I find all of these "Sir Cumference" books to be interesting to students at every stage of learning about the math concepts they present. This is the one mathematically-flawed book in the series, however, which accounts for the 3 star rating. The young boy, Radius, searches for a cure for his father's unexpected transformation into a dragon, and 3 and 1/7 works as the value for pi needed to restore him to human form. It's a bit nit-picky of me, perhaps, but one of the most essential things a student should learn about pi is that it is a non-terminating decimal value which got a name because it couldn't be accurately quantified. That said, any teacher (or interested parent) could clear up the fuzzy definition. The books are funny, brief, written on a relatively easy level, and -- while most likely to be appreciated fully by students who have already learned the math -- could be enjoyed as stories by even the youngest listeners, as other parent/teacher reviewers have affirmed. This book, like the others, does a good job of using verbal jokes to help secure math vocabulary.
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