Sir Cumference and the 100 PerCent Goose Chase

Title: Sir Cumference and the 100 PerCent Goose Chase
Author: Cindy Neuschwander
Series: Sir Cumference
Major Themes: Math, Middle Ages
Synopsis: With this fun medieval-themed picture book, children will learn the concept of percents.

I have been seeing mentions of the Sir Cumference math adventure picture books for many years, but have never actually read one to my children. We read Sir Cumference and the 100 PerCent Goose Chase a couple of days ago, and they all enjoyed it.

Sir Cumference and Lady Di were at the market buying delicious goose eggs from Poppy and Percilla and discussing how their flock of 100 geese was ready to be taken to Gaggleston-on-Green to be sold. Suddenly, Poppy tripped and fell, and quickly realized she would not be able to walk with the geese. What was to be done? 

Lady Di came to the rescue and made the trip with Percilla, carrying a list of the people who were to get geese and how many they had each reserved. Disaster struck along the way, however, and only 40 of the original 100 geese were left when they reached their destination! How could Lady Di and Percilla divide the remaining geese fairly among the four people who had each ordered a different number?

We read Sir Cumference and the 100 PerCent Goose Chase two days ago. This morning during breakfast, my 11-year-old suddenly figured out how percentages work—and he’s been using them in his math for months! That makes me want to read more Sir Cumference books. If such an oddball story can help him make a connection like that, I’m curious to know what the other books will do for him. Yes, this is a goofy story, but I like it. It is engaging, and the pictures are delightful. The story has a medieval theme, which makes it even more fun. This is the kind of book that children will read just for fun, and learn while they are at it. One of the most delightful bits? The thieves who thought these geese laid golden eggs! The picture at the end of the book is hilarious!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley, and these are my honest thoughts about it.

No warnings!

——————
Related posts:

Lines, Bars and Circles Reading Science Stories A Grain of Rice Lords of the Sea