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Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter (Math Adventures) | 
| Author: Cindy Neuschwander
Creator: Wayne Geehan
Brand: CHARLESBRIDGE PUBLISHING
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 17629
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.3
MPN: ISBN9781570916816
ISBN: 1570916810
Dewey Decimal Number: 516
EAN: 9781570916816
ASIN: 1570916810
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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Product Description
When young Per visits her uncle Sir Cumference and his family, she learns how to play the game, "Inners and Edges." After she finds a clue linking the game to the mysterious castle on the island of Immeter, she must figure out how to find the perimeter and area of a circle to unlock the island's secret.\n\nMath skills taught include finding the area and perimeter of a rectangle and a circle. Introduces an underlying concept of calculus -- using straight lines to measure curves.
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Excellent for tying literature to mathematics. March 3, 2008
Excellent for tying literature to mathematics. Children love these books and so do I!
Even in Middle School they still like to be read to October 16, 2007
This whole series of books is wonderful. 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. 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. They take about 10-15 minutes to read out loud. Highly recommend!
Medieval Math Adventure September 16, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Back in the days of Camelot, people knew geometry, but they learned it in adventures instead of textbooks. 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. 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. Finally Per solved all the puzzles, and the sea dragon delivered a locked from the Countess Areana giving Per ownership of the island. 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. 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.
A handy chart on the last page explains in mathematical terms the formulas described in the book.
Great book for the classroom May 21, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The students enjoy this series of books and learn something along the way!
Fun and educational January 17, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
My nine-year-old loved the earlier books in the Sir Cumference series, and was excited to hear that a new one was available. He enjoyed it thoroughly, for both the story and the math content. This series of books ranks near the top of his favorites list.
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