Cindy Neuschwander

Born 1953in San Diego, CA

Father: Navel officer later a
teacher
Mother : Homemaker

Status
Married to Bruce for over 30 years
Two Son
Eldest MD working research
Youngest Collage student and Firefighter

Three Dogs
two Dalmatians
one Gordon Setter
Riley is the bases of one of the dog character in her stories

Mathematics education specialist with an

Education of:
(1975) BA in international studies from
Willamette University
(1976) Ma in Education from Stanford University
Writing class at Berkeley

Teacher since 1976

Job
Author since 1992

Germany, 1989-92
London England, 1992-93
Tracy CA, 1993-96
Dublin CA, 1996

All levels taught elementary

and high school-Currently
3rd Grade

Took five year to publish her

first book: Sir Cumference
and the First Round Table
15 picture books with the
theme of Math and
Discovery

Events Participated in
1. Idaho Math Conference
Oct. 2005

2. Utah IRA Conference

Nov. 2005

3. National Renaissance
Conference
Feb. 2006

4. NCTN Eastern Regional

Conference

Oct. 2006

Organizations
1. Society of Childrens Books
Writes and Illustrations
2. National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics

Fun Facts
Hobbies
Swimming
Bike Riding
Traveling
been to 5 out of 7 continents

Triathlons

Religion
Christian

Growing up
Travel a lot with her father
being in the service
Lived in Germany,
England, Austria and
Hawaii

All my Summaries /Quotes and Images

of the book covers came from
https://books.google.com

Assisted by his
knight, Sir
Cumference, and using
ideas offered by the

knight's wife and son,

King Arthur finds the
perfect shape for his
table

1997

 Sir Cumference, Lady Di of

Ameter, and Radius are back in

their second Math Adventure!
This time, a potion has changed

Sir Cumference into a firebreathing dragon.

Can Radius change him back?

Join Radius on his quest through

the castle to solve a riddle that
will reveal the cure. It lies in

discovering the magic number

that is the same for all circles.

1999

Radius

is on a quest to
earn his knighthood!
With only a circular
medallion, a mysterious
poem, and his own wits
to guide him, he must
find and rescue a missing
king
2001

King Arthur has issued a

challenge. The first knight
to find the sword
Edgecalibur will be the
next king. Join Sir
Cumference, Lady Di of
Ameter, and their son,
Radius, as they race to
help their friend, Vertex,
find the sword and
discover the secrets of
cubes, pyramids,
cylinders, and cones.

2003

2005
Matt, Bibi, and their dog
Riley crawled through the
tiny opening first. FWUMP!
A secret door suddenly
closed behind them . . .
Matt and Bibi use math to
escape from a pharaoh's
tomb

2006

When young Per visits her uncle Sir

Cumference and his family, she learns how to
play the game, "Inners and Edges. After she
finds a clue linking the game to the
mysterious castle on the
island of Immeter, she
must figure out how to
find the perimeter and
area of a circle to unlock
the island's secret.

2007
Matt and Bibi unravel a pattern to
discover a lost city

The Zills are visiting Peru to study the

mysterious lost city of Quwi when Matt
and Bibi stumble into an adventure.
With only each other, their faithful dog
Riley, and an unusual ancient relic to
guide them, the twins must use their
understanding of patterns and sequences
to locate the lost city--and te way back.

The Zills family is off to Paris to see the

2009

sights and take a class at the

International Pastry Academy!
In class, Matt and Bibi have to measure

liquids to make lollipops.

It's hard work, but knowing about
different liquid measurements comes

in handy when the Inspector General

pays a visit while everyone else is out.
The twins want to help. Will their knack

for baking the best-ever brownies and

their knowledge of capacity be
enough to save the day?

A clever introduction to place value. Sir Cumference and Lady Di

planned a surprise birthday party for King Arthur, but they
didnt expect so many guests to show up. How many lunches
will they need? And with more guests arriving by the minute,
what about dinner?
Sir Cumference and Lady Di
have to figure out a quick way
to count the guests to bring
order to the party.
Sir Cumference and his friends
have been entertaining young
and old alike for years as they
introduce important math
concepts with clarity and
humor.

2009

While riding through the forests of Angleland, cousins Per

and Radius realize they are lost and are desperate for a map
to guide them home. Soon they come across a mysterious
house in the hills. Inside they find a map to a treasure
belonging to Xaxon
Yellow bearyd, the fiercest
Viking warrior of his time.
Per and Radius must decode
the strange numbered grid on
the map, while trying to steer
clear of the pack of bungling
bandits who are on their tail.
Will they find the treasure
in time?

2012

Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter are in a

pickle. The castle cook is sick and the
Harvest Faire is coming up?
who will make the special dessert for this
annual event? Two bakers in town, Pia of
Chartres and Bart Graf, are up to the task.
But after sampling Pias delicious pies and
Barts scrumptious cookies, Sir Cumference
and Lady Di just cant choose!
They come up with a solution: hold a contest
and let the townspeople choose the dessert
to be served at the faire.
When Pia and Barts methods of tracking their
votes fail, they each realize they need to
come up with a better system. Pia places a
colored candy around the edges of a pie
dough and Bart stacks his cookie molds each
color candy or mold shape represents a
different kind of pie or cookie.
Thus, the pie chart and bar graph are born! But
when the contest ends in a tie, Pia and Bart
concoct a hybrid recipe that everyone
enjoys.

2013

When Steward Edmund

Rounds and Sir Cumference
notice that there are
strangers camped nearby,
Rounds II decides to investigate

despite being involved with

the task of "You are the boss
of your stories. You can make
anything happen.

2015

Other Books
88 Pounds of Tomatoes (2001)
Amanda Beans Amazing Dream (1989)
The Chocolate Champs (2002)