(back cover) Adventures in Mathopolis ANOTHER MADCAP ADVENTURE STARRING THE ZANY CITIZENS OF MATHOPOLIS Math becomes an exercise in fun when kids open this humorous, cartoon-illustrated book. As they enjoy the story, they learn to solve math problems involving angles, polygons, triangles, squares, prisms, and pyramids. THE GREAT POLYGON CAPER The Shiftless Gang is spreading chaos throughout the fair city of Mathopolis. Lostis Marbles, mayor of Mathopolis, struggles to restore order to the city. Desperately, he seeks help from skateboard-riding superhero . . . Kent Clark, also known and feared by the underworld as Edge Master! Meets Standards Set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics This book promotes students' skills in problem solving and reasoning for grades 3-5, and supports NCTM standards that include Building math knowledge through problem solving and applying problem-solving strategies Understanding how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole Recognizing and applying math in contexts outside mathematics Adventures in Mathopolis Books: Estimating and Measuring The Great Polygon Caper Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: The Story of Fractions and Decimals Read Less