Math has never been as fun and enjoyable as it is with Matt and Bibi as they accompany their scientist parents to Egypt to search for the mummy of an ancient pharoah, and after becoming lost in the pyramid, must use their geometry skills to decipher the clues encoded in the hieroglyphics to locate the burial chamber and find their way out again. (

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smpenni | Apr 24, 2007 |

The storyline is a little comfusing, but the message is good and does offer a fun way to talk about math.

cjfox73 | Apr 23, 2007 |

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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!When the Zills family is summoned to Egypt to help find the hidden burial site of an ancient pharaoh, Matt and Bibi are locked into an adventure they did not expect. Stuck inside a pyramid with only each other, their dog Riley, and geometric hieroglyphics to help them find their way, the twins must use their math knowledge to solve the riddles on the walls and locate the burial chamber. Luckily, the two know their stuff when it comes to geometric solids.

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