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May 2024
18m 45s

Trouble with Triangles

Starglow Media / Atomic Entertainment
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Max and Molly are officially settling in as Problem Solvers! This time, they’re headed to Ancient Greece to meet up with famed mathematician and architect Pythagoras.  

There, they discover the Troublesome Trolls have sabotaged Pythagoras's temple and hidden all his triangles.  However, by using a little math, including Pythagoras's own undiscovered theorem, they are able to pull the curtain back on the mystery and find the missing triangles!

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