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EXPLORE OTHER '2D SHAPES' STORIES HERE

MATH FAIR BLUES
Author: Sue Kassirer
​Illustrator: Jerry Smath

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Number of pages: 31
Publisher: Kane Press (USA)
First published in: 2001
Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Math Matters)
 
Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website 

Synopsis by the author/publisher
Seth and his rock band can't believe it when they win a prize in the school math fair--especially since they didn't know they'd entered a project on two-dimensional shapes. ​
“"Look at this," said Dana. She was making a nice sharp print with a yellow block. It was just the shape I wanted - a rectangle.”
Recommended age range: 
6 years old + 

Relevant topics: 
​2D shapes

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Possible teaching activities:
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