The great number rumble a story of math in surprising places
"Math can show up in the most unlikely places! When the schools in Jeremy's town ban math, all the kids cheer, all except his friend Sam, a self-proclaimed mathnik, who sets out to prove that math is not only important, but fun. Running parallel to the fictional narrative are informative sidebars th...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
Annick Press,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Summary: | "Math can show up in the most unlikely places! When the schools in Jeremy's town ban math, all the kids cheer, all except his friend Sam, a self-proclaimed mathnik, who sets out to prove that math is not only important, but fun. Running parallel to the fictional narrative are informative sidebars that discuss the weird, puzzling, and amusing aspects of mathematics. Some topics covered are math in nature, art, music, magic and tricks, crime solving, and sports"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-95) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781554518500 1554518504 9781554518494 1554518490 |
| Author Notes: | Gillian O'Reilly is a writer and editor from Toronto, ON. She and Cora Lee also co-authored The Great Motion Mission: A Surprising Story of Physics in Everyday Life. She lives in Toronto, ON, Canada. Artist Lil Crump brings the pages to life with her lively cartoons, while photographs illustrate key concepts. The dynamic layout invites even math-phobic readers to dive in. She lives in Canada. |
