What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?: A Math Adventure (Charlesbridge Math Adventures)

I purchased this book as I always give come historical context to my students before giving a lesson. It helps the children to appreciate what has been discovered and helps them to remember that it does not matter if they don't understand a theorem right away, it took years and years of thoughtful work to Pythagoras to understand it himself :P

We were not taught the purpose of maths andI want to show my children (and myself) why we need it and how its all around us. So this book teaches the purpose and also who came up with the theory adding to thier knowledge and incorporating a historic figure.

I bought the book as my grandson's maths group has the same title. We loved it so much that it was an automatic choice for him to take in to school at the earliest opportunity for "show and tell." ( He's eight.)

Great book. My 9 year old son loved it For! It's great for setting a foundation or a basic understanding. Can easily be read to young readers who have not yet touched on the topic.

This was a gift for a 10 year old Ladin Ebgland

it's difficult to find a maths book that can engage the children, but the children were enthralled by this book

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I was actually looking for a story with an 'historical setting' for Literacy, during our term's theme of 'It's All Greek to Me'. This, however, ticks that box and cross-curricular links between maths and literacy. Pythagoras' Theorem has never been so well explained - even I get it! Perfect choice for Literacy, Numeracy and 'The Greeks'!

Fab book!

This is an amazing book to teach Pythagoras theory! All 3 of my kids, even the preschooler, are fascinated by it!!

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I'm a Devotee of Susan Wise Bauer and this was one of the many wonderful choices she recommends in her book The Well Trained Mind. I've read the Story Of The World by Bauer to my kindergartner and she has a huge thirst for history. I would encourage parents of young children not to underestimate the things that they can understand and remember. Be bold! Pass up the potato chip brain food that is Dora the Explorer and introduce your small children to history and science and art and math. You will be amazed and delighted by the pleasure they find in it when you make it regularly available to them. My six-year-old enjoyed the adventures of young Pythagoras because he appears to be about her age, he is very adventurous, and she is very keen on ancient Greece right now. Even if they don't fully comprehend all of the math the first time they read it, this is a great introduction. Get Pythagoras And The Ratios, too!

Très belles illustrations et très belle histoire Conviendra aux jeunes enfants pour illustrer Pythagore, dans l'antiquité et l'histoire grecque. (en anglais)