The Pigpen Problem. How to Calculate Area and Perimeter

Bill Wise author Davilyn Lynch illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Clavis Publishing

Publishing:5th Dec '24

£14.99

This title is due to be published on 5th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Pigpen Problem. How to Calculate Area and Perimeter cover

"A practical and entertaining introduction to plane geometry" - Kirkus Reviews

A CBC Book's August Hot Off the Press title!

Join Farmer Ed and his perplexed animals as they face a puzzling task: constructing a pen for the pigs. With furrowed brows and scratching heads, they wonder: How will they even begin? Sheep steps up with her impressive math skills, but does the rest of the crew know what to do? Or will the pigs run amok forever? Join this crazy bunch as you discover different mathematical solutions and learn more about area and surface calculations.

Crafted by a former math teacher and esteemed award-winning author, this comic offers a delightful blend of humor and practical math application. With contributions to Scholastic MATH magazine spanning from 2002 to 2012, the author brings a wealth of expertise to every panel.

Whether for classroom use, library reference, or cozy reading sessions at home, this STEM book is a must-have addition to any collection. Plus, the endpapers feature invaluable summaries and examples to teach and learn about math, covering essential topics like area and surface calculations.

Get ready to discover the joy of math in action! Learn about area and surface calculations in this side-splitting, educational comic that proves math is more fun than ever! Tailored for children aged 7 years and up, regardless of their affinity for numbers.

"Venture to the barnyard for a lesson in math! 

Goat, Chicken, and Sheep face an ultimatum from Farmer Ed: Build a pigpen, or forfeit their barn dance. They have 20 feet of fencing, and the pen must enclose the largest possible area. Impatient Goat plans a 20-foot perimeter but hastily hammers together a rectangle just nine feet by one, “barely big enough for a mouse.” Sheep patiently explains how to calculate the area (“Multiply the length times the width”), but again, Goat jumps into rebuilding without math. Now the pen is eight feet by two. The next rash iteration is three by seven: 21 feet in area. Better, and now Chicken notices a pattern. Sheep presses on with the explanation (“Each time we increase the length by one and decrease the width by one, the area of the rectangle increases”), only to be interrupted by Goat, who tries four by six and then nine by one again. At last Sheep draws the five-by-five plan, yielding the largest area, as all agree—even Farmer Ed, who has one more request, however: a 100-square-foot triangular pen! The final two pages explain perimeter and the area of a rectangle. The jokes are corn-fed, the math clear (though there’s no help with the triangle problem), and the goggle-eyed illustrations are wild, wacky, and amusing.  

A practical and entertaining introduction to plane geometry." - Kirkus Reviews

A CBC Book's August Hot Off the Press title!

ISBN: 9781605378640

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

40 pages