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

Lewis, J. Patrick/ Slack, Michael (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0544456122 / ISBN 13: 9780544456129

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015

About this Item

40 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0544456122

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0544456122
• ISBN 13: 9780544456129
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Slack, Michael
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

J. Patrick Lewis has authored more than fifty books of poetry for children. In 2011, he was named the Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation and was given the NCTE Excellence in Children's Poetry Award. He lives in Westerville, Ohio.Visit his website at www.jpatricklewis.com.

Michael Slack is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including Nugget and Fang by Tammi Sauer and Edgar Allan Poe's Pie by J. Patrick Lewis, as well as several picture books that he also wrote. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay area, California. Visit him online at slackart.com, on Twitter @michaelslackart, and on Instagram @michael_slackart.