The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | 5.0 | 925 |
Once upon a time there was a sensible straight line who was hopelessly in love with a beautiful dot. But the dot, though perfect in every way, only had eyes for a wild and unkempt squiggle. All of the line's romantic dreams were in vain, until he discovered...angles! Now, with newfound self-expression, he can be anything he wants to be--a square, a triangle, a parallelogram....And that's just the beginning!First published in 1963 and made into an Academy Award-winning animated short film, here is a supremely witty love story with a twist that reveals profound truths about relationships--both human and mathematical--sure to tickle lovers of all ages.
Hardcover, 80 pages
Published on December 1, 2000 by Chronicle Books
ISBN-10: 1587170663
ISBN-13: 9781587170669
4 Book Reviews
- pippi13Friday, December 27, 2013 at 11:22 pmI am looking forward to reading this book
- edmodo-wjtmwbtrkeMonday, December 23, 2013 at 11:57 ami would like to read it
- otterThursday, December 5, 2013 at 6:10 pmThis bookis possibly the funniest book I have ever read. If you are awesome and nerdy, this book is for you!
- This was a good book, even though it was only a few pages long. I don't usually like love stories, but I thought how mathemetic this is, and I like math(sort of) so I like the book. I think that the line was a little bit like the little engine that could. He kept on trying until he did what he wanted to do.