Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert by Cindy Neuschwander

Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert by Cindy Neuschwander

The eighth book in the popular Sir Cumference series, SIR CUMFERENCE AND THE OF-THE-CHARTS DESERT introduces readers to different methods of collecting data.

Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter are in a pickle. The castle cook is sick and the Harvest Faire is coming up--who will make the special dessert for this annual event? Two bakers in town, Pia of Chartres and Bart Graf, are up to the task. But after sampling Pia's delicious pies and Bart's scrumptious cookies, Sir Cumference and Lady Di just can't choose They come up with a solution: hold a contest and let the townspeople choose the dessert to be served at the faire.

When Pia and Bart's methods of tracking their votes fail, they each realize they need to come up with a better system. Pia places a colored candy around the edges of a pie dough and Bart stacks his cookie molds--each color candy or mold shape represents a different kind of pie or cookie. Thus, the pie chart and bar graph are born But when the contest ends in a tie, Pia and Bart concoct a hybrid recipe that everyone enjoys.

You are the boss of your stories. You can make anything happen.

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. In 1992, while living in England, Cindy began working on her first book with this goal in mind. Sir Cumference and the First Round Table took five years to reach publication, but it remains a very popular book for its presentation of math concepts as well as for its amusing and exciting story. It has been followed by further adventures of Sir Cumference and his family, including Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland, Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone, and Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter. Cindy speaks at conferences often about writing, mathematics, and being an author. In her spare time, when she isn't writing or dreaming up new math adventures, Cindy enjoys activities with her family. The entire Neuschwander clan has spent time on five of the earth's seven continents. Only Australia and Antarctica remain to be visited. Cindy lives in California with her husband and two sons.

Wayne Geehan, a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, has been illustrating books, board games, and jigsaw puzzles for over 20 years. When he isn't painting in his Massachusetts studio, he enjoys being with his family, reading, and researching his family's genealogy.

From the Hardcover edition.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781570911996
ISBN 10	1570911991
Title	Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert
Author	Cindy Neuschwander
Series	Sir Cumference
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Year published	2013-08-01
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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