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Ellis, Julie

What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?: A Math Adventure

32 pp. | Charlesbridge | July, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-57091-197-5 $16.95 | Paper ISBN 1-57091-150-9 $6.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Phyllis Hornung. Young Pythagoras of ancient Greece confronts several problems having to do with angles (e.g., some columns stand on crooked bases); ultimately, he derives his namesake theorem to solve them. As a protagonist, Pythagoras lacks charisma, and the synthetic-looking illustrations don't help the cause. But the notion of teaching math through narrative is worthwhile, and the lessons within the text are clearly articulated, hence painless.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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