{"id":5783364167,"title":"What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?","handle":"whats-your-angle-pythagoras","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Julie Ellis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/julie-ellis\"\u003eJulie Ellis\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Phyllis Hornung\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/phyllis-hornung\"\u003ePhyllis Hornung\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDiscover the secret of a triangle that's juuust right\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung Pythagoras can't seem to stay out of trouble. Every time he tries to help, people get angry. What's a curious kid to do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a trip to Egypt, Pythagoras' curiosity helps him discover the secret of the right triangle. A clever introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pythagoras and the Ratios\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/pythagoras-and-the-ratios\"\u003ePythagoras and the Ratios\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sir Cumference Math Adventures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/sir-cumference-math-adventures\"\u003eSir Cumference Math Adventures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whats-your-angle-pythagoras-spread.jpg?2202711364063403384\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Ellis, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulie Ellis is the author of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eWhat's Your Angle, Pythagoras?\u003c\/i\u003e, which she wrote as a way to show her daughter the uses of the Pythagorean Theorem. 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