The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat | 
| Author: Theoni Pappas
Publisher: Wide World Publishing, Tetra
Category: Book
List Price: $10.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 25810
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1884550142
Dewey Decimal Number: 510
EAN: 9781884550140
ASIN: 1884550142
Publication Date: October 24, 1997
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Condition: NEW. NO remainder markings. In a nice dj as well. Brand new book perfect inside and out. Purchase and help a youth pastor with three daughters.
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Product Description
Penrose, a cat with a knack for math, takes children on an adventurous tour of mathematical concepts from fractals to infinity. When the fractal dragon jumps off the computer screen and threatens to grow larger than the room itself, Penrose must find out if fractal patterns can work in reverse, getting smaller instead of larger.
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 Great read for children and adults October 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is so much fun. It has mathematical concepts I had never even heard of. For someone who lost their love of math through public school, I thoroughly enjoy reading the fun ideas presented here. It makes higher math skills available to non-math people without being threatening or overwhelming. I love this book.
7 year old math fiend enjoyed this book August 16, 2006
My son really enjoyed this book for its interesting presentation of math.. he even named a cat puppet after Penrose.
Mathematical Concepts Made Simple April 15, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is a great resource for teachers! It is full of fun, interesting, and easy activities that really help its abstract mathematical concepts come to life. The book takes concepts that might otherwise be hard to grasp in their complexity and simplifies them, making them more "kid friendly." Learning from and with a cat, who is just as curious as they are, also helps make things less intimidating for children who are slightly math phobic. I will definitely be using this book in my own classroom!
Mathematics Made Simple April 15, 2004
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
This book is a good resource for teachers! It is full of fun, interesting, and relatively simple activities that make abstract mathematical concepts come to life. Math is made less intimidating, because the mystery behind it is revealed by a curious cat with whom children can relate. The book takes mathematical concepts that might otherwise be too complex for children to grasp and simplifies them, making them more "kid friendly." Younger children, who are more likely to enjoy the cat's stories, may not fully appreciate the mathematical content. They will, however, benefit from the books pleasant introduction to mathematical concepts. Similarly, older children, who are more likely to fully appreciate the mathematical content, may not enjoy Penrose as much (or at least they might not admit that they do). However, learning with Penrose will still make the experience less intimidating. The book is clever and a great tool for teaching math, while easing and/or preventing math phobia. I will definitely use this book in my own classroom!
 a mathmatical cat? April 14, 2004
7 out of 25 found this review helpful
Hi I'm a Pima Community College student and, I read the book to a friend's daughter for homework. She loved the book because it was a cat doing and solving math. The book had a lot of short stories about Penrose doing math. Some of the topics she didn't get but, that was because, she was not to that level of math in school.
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