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The stories are cute, not contrived, and do a play on words quite a bit. This book, and series of books, is a great aide in teaching math concepts. They personify the concepts, give kids visuals to associate with so they can remember what each concept/term means.
What a wonderful gift. Each story connects math applications in ways children understand and can apply. :) The entire Sir Cumference Series are a wonderful way to entertain children while teaching math concepts. They don't even realize they are learning, they enjoy the stories.
Children love these books and so do I. Excellent for tying literature to mathematics.
I think even at the middle school levels, the kids really like being read to and these books ,as silly as they seem when read at that level, help solidify these key geometry concepts in a fun kind of way. This whole series of books is wonderful. Highly recommend. They take about 10-15 minutes to read out loud. The story line for a middle school level is somewhat elementary, but the students still LOVE them. They remember the terms and even bring them up during lessons.
And so, as you will know if you have read this book, this is a cute, abbreviated account of the true way geometry really evolved. When the two children returned from their adventure, Sir Cumference named the measurement of the outside edge of any flat, straight sided shape perimeter, after Per, who now was the Lady of Immeter. The inside of the shapes was called Area, after the Countess Areana who designed all the puzzles they solved. Back in the days of Camelot, people knew geometry, but they learned it in adventures instead of textbooks. A handy chart on the last page explains in mathematical terms the formulas described in the book. Their skill at this game allowed them to solve several mysteries on the Isle of Immeter through a few escapes, as the island was protected by a sea dragon. Per of Ameter played a game created by the Countess Areana in which they figured the outside edges and inner pieces of shapes made with the same size squares. Finally Per solved all the puzzles, and the sea dragon delivered a locked from the Countess Areana giving Per ownership of the island.
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