Sir Cumference: And the Great Knight of Angleland

Cindy Neuschwander. Charlesbridge Publishing, $16.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-57091-170-5

A third math adventure, Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Cindy Neuschwander, illus. by Wayne Geehan, chronicles Sir Cumference's son, Radius, in a quest to earn his knighthood by rescuing a king. The circular medallion (a protractor) given to Radius by his father and his mother, Lady Di of Ameter, aid him in examining every angle along the way; and readers get a circular medallion of their own with which to follow along. ( July)

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