Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens (Book 6)

Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens by Cindy Neuschwander, illustrated by Wayne Geehan

A clever introduction to place value... Sir Cumference and Lady Di planned a surprise birthday party for King Arthur, but they didn't expect so many guests to show up. How many lunches will they need? And with more guests arriving by the minute, what about dinner? Sir Cumference and Lady Di have to figure out a quick way to count the guests to bring order to the party. Sir Cumference and his friends have been entertaining young and old alike for years as they introduce important math concepts with clarity and humor.

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We have all the books in this series available:

• Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
• Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi
• Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
• Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
• Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter
• Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens - pictured here

Book Details:

• Number of Pages: 32
• Book Size: 9" x 6-3/4"
• Book Type: Paperback
• Recommended Ages: 8 and up
• ISBN 10: 1570917280
• ISBN 13: 978-1570917288

Book Condition:

• This book is brand new and is in excellent condition. The lower right corner of the cover has a very small dent in it.

"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 authors note. The painterly acrylic illustrations convey the action with munorous exaggeration and amusing details." - School Library Journal

Why We Love It

The Sir Cumference series of math adventures make learning math topics FUN! When learning is fun, children remember the information longer. This book is a good introduction to geometry.