Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Edgar Allan Poe's Pie Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems by J. Patrick Lewis illustrated by Michael Slack

Wow!  A lot of learning packed into this little poetry book!!  Each poem is based on a classic poem and contains a math riddle/problem.  At the back are brief biographies of each poet featured in the book.
To fully appreciate this book, the reader should be familiar with the classic poems first.
Some featured poets: Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Lear, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, and Shel Silverstein.

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