The big book of pi the famous number you can never know
"Discover what makes the number Pi so intriguing, so unknowable and so very important to our lives. For millennia, humans have been obsessed with the number Pi. We needed it for architecture, geometry and astronomy, and so it was sought by the ancient Egyptians, the Mayans and the ancient Chinese. B...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basel, Switzerland :
HELVETIQ,
2026.
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Summary: | "Discover what makes the number Pi so intriguing, so unknowable and so very important to our lives. For millennia, humans have been obsessed with the number Pi. We needed it for architecture, geometry and astronomy, and so it was sought by the ancient Egyptians, the Mayans and the ancient Chinese. But no one has ever found it -- and no one ever will. Meet a man who memorized ten thousand digits! How about a Pi magic trick and some Pi jokes? And check out the educator's guide at the end!" |
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| Item Description: | Includes a QR code in the back to access an Educator's Guide with additional Pi facts and challenges. |
| Physical Description: | 87 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Audience: | Ages: 8-12. Grades: 2-6. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783039640898 3039640895 |
| Author Notes: | Anita Lehmann is an author for children and adults alike. She grew up in Bern, studied economics and social history at the University of Geneva and lived in various places around the world before settling in Cambridge with her family. She is the author of several children's books published by Helvetiq and Bergli. Joonas Sildre has illustrated more than thirty books and graphic novels. He lives in Estonia. |
