# Catawampus!: A Story of Shapes - Hardcover

by **Ann Marie Stephens** (Author), **Jenn Harney** (Illustrator)

**Math-loving kittens race to build the best robot as they compete in a STEM day at school in this playful picture book that demonstrates the key math concept of identifying shapes.**

It's a wonderful day--because it's STEM day! Kitties are challenged to build a robot and use the wind to make it move. With circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, the kitties do their best to tape, glue, and paste--but oh no! The robot won't move. How might these disorderly cats make sense of all these shapes and build a successful robot?

Author Ann Marie Stephens draws upon more than 30 years of teaching experience to ensure that readers absorb math while having fun in the adventure-filled CATastrophe Tale series. And Jenn Harney's hilarious and energetic illustrations capture the antics of these enthusiastic kittens.

Each book in the CATastrophe Tale series includes helpful back matter, which shows readers that, just like the kittens, they use mathematical skills in their everyday lives. Additional titles in the series include _CATastrophe!: A Story of Patterns_ and _sCATtered!: A Story of Estimation_.

### Author Biography

Ann Marie Stephens is the author of the Arithmechicks series as well as contributing writer for Kwame Alexander's _The Write Thing_. She was an elementary school teacher for more than 30 years.

Jenn Harney is an illustrator and toy designer. She is the illustrator of _Probably a Narwhal_, _Never Trumpet with a Crumpet_, and _"Smelly" Kelly and His Super Senses: How James Kelly's Nose Saved the New York City Subway_, among others. Her work has been featured in _Highlights for Children_ magazine.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.4 x 9.5 IN

**Publication Date:** February 04, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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