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Penrose, a cat with a knack for math, takes children on an adventurous tour of mathematical concepts from fractals to infinity.

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The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat: Pappas, Theoni: 0978188455014: Amazon.com: Books

These books have been gold mines of mathematical entertainment for me …spreading such inspirational and mathematical good cheer.” –Jon Scieszka, author of Math Curse, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and The Stinky Cheese Man.

From an Amazon reviewer:

I have currently a 4th Grader and a 2nd grader, and my 2nd grader is very bright (I’ll try not to brag, but I’m partial) and during lockdown is getting less work to do for school than his big brother.

When my older son is working on something and his little brother wants to play, I sit my 2nd grader down and have him read a chapter of _Penrose_. While I should qualify that my younger son reads a little higher than his grade level, the stories are engaging in the way they’re written, use pretty simple vocabulary, and are structured very much from a “cat-like” perspective that speaks to the animal lover in my son, so they spark the imagination in a clever way. We just read about the Fibonacci Rabbit, and both my boys (younger one told his big brother about the chapter) were soon wandering around the house trying to do the mental arithmetic to get the next number in the sequence.

I actually bought this copy of _Penrose_ to donate to my kids’ school, because I think lots of kids would enjoy these stories, I wish he’d been around when I was a kid, might have eased my math anxiety!

I teach a summer course to gifted 5th and 6th graders on Mathematical Logic, and purchased this book to use as supplemental material. It’s excellent and covers many of the fun concepts I was hoping it’d cover, yet it makes it easy for 10-12 yr. olds to grasp them. I’m VERY happy that I got this book and it’s one of the best math books for kids I’ve seen in awhile. I especially like that the format allows kids to read, discover, and do the activities themselves, without having to have a teacher guiding them through it.

Book 2: More Math Adventures

More math adventures with Penrose the mathematical cat brings the world of mathematics to life with amusing, fascinating, and exciting stories.

Penrose proved his math prowess in Pappas’ first two Penrose books. Now Penrose, the famous mathematically minded cat, is at it again.

Join Penrose on all new math adventures as he introduces math concepts in a non-threatening way. His encounters with math characters and ideas capture children’s imaginations and stimulates their curiosity while having fun discovering and playing with what the world mathematics offers. Let’s you discover that math is much more than learning math facts. A great resource for parents and teachers. An exciting way to get children fascinated by mathematics.

Book 3: Further Math Adventures

Penrose, no ordinary cat, takes us on an adventurous tour of mathematical concepts and characters. Now he takes off again on new adventures.

Join him as he …..discovers the mathematical rep-tiles…meets x, the mathematical actor….. is overpowered by a hoard of numbers …stumbles onto the math rods… has a close encounter with Probably… discovers how 1+1!=2 … helps Sorry Snowflake find its symmetry … takes on Napier’s hot rods … crosses pi’s path … learns that mathematical doughnuts are not for dunking …tantalizes, teases and perplexes us with his puzzles and games.

These amusing and informative tales are just a few of many enchanting stories written in the author’s captivating style that is sure to make mathematics entertaining. The reader will gain new insights and appreciation for mathematics and its many facets.

Fo more details : Further Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat: Pappas, Theoni: 9781884550324: Amazon.com: Books