In Great Numbers
In Great Numbers
SKU: 9783899558203 • Barcode: 9783899558203

In Great Numbers

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In Great Numbers: How Numbers Shape the World We Live In asks children to imagine everyday life without numbers, then shows how counting, measuring and mathematical ideas help people understand the world. It moves from the history of numeracy to time, money, computers, science and the surprising ways numbers appear in nature.

Key features

  • Explains where numbers came from and how systems of counting developed.
  • Connects maths to familiar ideas such as time, money, measurement and technology.
  • Introduces important mathematical thinkers alongside everyday examples.
  • Illustrated throughout by Daniela Olejníková.

Book details

  • Authors: Isabel Thomas, Robert Klanten, Maria-Elisabeth Niebius and Raphael Honigstein
  • Illustrator: Daniela Olejníková
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 64
  • Size: 24 × 28 cm
  • Publisher: Little Gestalten

A good choice for curious children who ask where numbers came from, why time is measured the way it is, or how maths turns up outside the classroom.

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