Pie vs. Pi - by Suzanne Slade (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Pie and Pi face off in a laugh-out-loud STEM smackdown where dessert gets deliciously mathematical.

This raucous and hilarious picture book is bursting with science, technology, engineering, and math. Perfect for 5-to-9-year-olds.

Gather round for the big showdown!
Who is the greatest of all time?
The ambitious, delicious dessert Pie?
Or the nonstop, compute-till-you-drop number Pi?

When Pie and Pi go head-to-head, who will win?

In this boisterous picture book, everyone's favorite dessert takes on everyone's favorite irrational number.

• Pie is delicious, versatile, and beloved around the world.
• Pi is constant and dependable, essential to engineering, architecture, and navigation.

Written by a (hilarious) mechanical engineer, Pie vs. Pi features laugh-out-loud cartoon illustrations, math formulas that use pi, and a recipe for baking a mini pie.

Perfect for Pi Day, Pie Day, or any day you need a seriously silly STEM smackdown!

About the Author

Suzanne Slade is a mechanical engineer who worked on Delta and Titan rockets for NASA. She has written more than 180 children's books, including Women on a Mission: The Remarkable Heroes Who Put Men on the Moon and Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon. Suzanne and her family split their time between Illinois and New Hampshire.

Ellie O'Shea is the illustrator of many children's books, including the Mina Mistry Investigates series and the Simple Technology series. When she's not doodling, drinking coffee, or telling bad jokes, you can usually find her binge-watching cartoons or watching pug videos in Worcester, England.