Cindy Neuschwander is an elementary school teacher who loves teaching math. She also enjoys traveling, reading, and writing stories. She thought up Sir Cumference while visiting medieval castles in England. Cindy lives in Pleasanton, California.
Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di, are back in another math
adventure. As the hosts of a surprise birthday party for King
Arthur, the couple needs to organize a growing number of guests for
events to run smoothly. After several fumbling attempts to count
the crowd, Sir Cumference realizes that the simplest way to figure
out the total is to group the guests into tens, hundreds, and
ultimately thousands. This system allows the royal celebration to
take place without a hitch, resulting in a happy ending for all.
Children will enjoy the lesson built into this tale and identify
with the birthday-party theme. While the story can be enjoyed
independently, most youngsters would benefit from sharing the book
with an adult to fully understand the place value system. The math
concept is explained in more detail in an author’s note. The
painterly acrylic illustrations convey the action with humorous
exaggeration and amusing details (the depiction of a farmer and his
wife is reminiscent of Grant Wood’s American Gothic). Libraries in
which this series is popular will want to consider purchasing this
title.
—School Library Journal
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