It's Pi(e) Day - Hardcover

by Jamye Curry Savage (Author)

Ellie Elephant and her friends are introduced to a very special day known as Pi(e) Day. All the animal friends are so excited to celebrate the day as they envision the day will be filled with eating lots of delicious and tasty pie.

However, there is a very interesting twist as the friends will instead be introduced to the unique number pi. They will acquire many fascinating facts about the number and learn what makes it unique, such as how it is measured and calculated.

But will the animal friends be thrilled about this twist and excited to discover a little "taste" of math? Will they eventually have a fun-filled day of celebration and get what they're hoping for in the end?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Jamye Curry Savage is a native of Pontotoc, Mississippi. She now resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia with her husband, Kendrick, and three daughters, Kurrie, Kenley, and Kambry. Dr. Curry is a mathematics professor, and was inspired to write a children’s book as a result of her profession and having young daughters who share a great love of reading books. Hence, she wrote a children’s book that would introduce children to a fun math-themed day of celebration and would introduce children to the fascinating number Pi. Her first children’s book, "It’s Pi(e) Day", is sprinkled with a “taste” of humor to spark a love for math. ** 2024 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner - STEM Category ** 2024 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner - Educational/Instructional Category ** 2023 Pencraft Award - Fall 2023 Best Book - Early Childhood Education Genre ** 2023 Georgia Independent Author Association Finalist ** 2023 Literary Titan Book Award ** 2023 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winner - Honorable Mention