THE GREEDY TRIANGLE
Author: Marilyn Burns
Illustrator: Gordon Silveria
Number of pages: 31
Publisher: Scholastic (USA) First published in: 1994 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Books) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Kids will get their early math skills in shape with this bestselling picture book--now available in Scholastic Bookshelf! Bored and dissatisfied with his life, a triangle visits a local shapeshifter to add another angle to his shape. Poof! He becomes a quadrilateral. But then he gets greedy and keeps adding angles until he's completely transformed. Kids will enjoy this boldly colorful introduction to shapes and basic math concepts. |
“One day, the triangle began to feel dissatisfied. "I'm tired of doing the same old things," it grumbled. "There must be more to life." So the triangle went to see the local shapeshifter. "How may I help you?" the shapeshifter asked the triangle. "I think if I had just one more side and one more angle," said the triangle, "my life would be more interesting." "That's easy to do," said the shapeshifter. Poof! The shapeshifter turned the triangle into a quadrilateral.”
Recommended age range:
6+ years old
Relevant topics:
2D shapes
Possible teaching activities:
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6+ years old
Relevant topics:
2D 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.