CHARLIE PIECHART AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING HAT
Author: Eric Comstock and Marilyn Sadler
Illustrator: Eric Comstock
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: HarperCollins(USA) First published in: 2017 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Charlie Piechart) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Charlie Piechart’s second math mystery takes place at school - when a purple, sparkly cone-shaped princess hat goes missing! Margot needs her hat in time for the school play (today!), so Charlie and his dog companion, Watson, are on the case—finding evidence of sparkles and purple paint and keeping on the lookout for geometric clues that might lead to the missing hat. Fantastic colors, clever characters, and beginning concepts in geometry will go down easy as pie, while activities at the end of the book will reinforce the shapes and the story. Dynamic duo Eric Comstock and Marilyn Sadler bring the right level of energy and entertainment for this engaged picture book audience. |
“With Watson along, Charlie searches for clues all over school. They find a cylinder-shaped hat and a half-sphere hat and lots of purple sparkles, but it's shaping up to be a tough case ...”
Recommended age range:
6 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
3D Shapes
Possible teaching activities:
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6 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
3D Shapes
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.