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Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems

J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Michael Slack

Is this poetry? Math? A brainteaser? Yes! It's all that and more. The poet J. Patrick Lewis has reimagined classic poems—such as Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” and Langston Hughes's “April Rain Song”—and added a dash of math. Between the silly parodies and the wonderfully wacky art, kids will have so much fun figuring out the puzzles, they won't guess they're learning! Answers appear unobtrusively on each page, and engaging information about the original poets is included. Math games and concepts, poetry and poet biographies—it's all so cleverly put together. This funny book is a treat for fans of words and numbers alike.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
NP
ATOS Book Level
5.4
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2457
Themes
Humor · Mathematics · Poetry · Problem Solving
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 31, 2015
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780544456129
Language
English
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