Text by Cindy
Neuschwander
Illustrated by Wayne Geehan
Paperback
32 pages; 9.5 x 8.5 in.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing; (January 2002)
ISBN: 1570911649


They are back again
with a new member of the family in this math adventure! Young Per
loves to play games. When she visits her uncle Sir Cumference and her
aunt Lady Di of Ameter, they teach her a new game. But the game has a
hidden message that points to a mysterious island.
Per and her cousin
Radius set sail for the Isle of Immeter. Can the cousins unlock the
secret of Immeter before the fearsome sea serpent finds
them?
Applications: Math terminology
and concepts
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND
ILLUSTRATOR:
Cindy
Neuschwander is a native Californian born in San Diego, but
she has lived in many places, including Germany, England,
Austria, and Hawaii. She received a BA in international
studies from Willamette University and an MA in education
from Stanford University. She has been teaching since 1975,
both at the high school and elementary levels. As a
mathematics education specialist, Cindy sought ways to make
math fun, interesting, and comprehensible to her
students.
Wayne Geehan
is an artist member of the Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators, the Picture Book Artist
Association, the Society of Illustrators, and the Mystery
Writers of America. My biography appears in Something About
the Author, a reference book that describes the lives and
work of children's book authors and illustrators. He lives
with his wife ("...and still my girlfriend,") Susan, and
four children in Acton, Massachusetts.
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