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The great number rumble : a story of math in surprising places / Cora Lee & Gillian O'Reilly ; illustrations by Lil Crump.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto : Annick Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Revised editionDescription: 99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781554518500
  • 1554518504
  • 9781554518494
  • 1554518490
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
No more math! -- Game on, math-letes! -- A math-sterpiece -- Rhythm or algorithm? -- Wild about math -- Flower power -- Taking sides -- Crimes and primes -- The after-math.
Summary: "Math can show up in the most unlikely places! When the schools in Jeremyýs 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Math Book for Pi Day
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 510 L477 Available 33111008961332
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 510 L477 Available 33111008821460
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

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.

Written for 9-12 year olds, this book uses photographs, illustrations, sidebars, biographies of mathematicians, and DIY activities to highlight the surprising ways math is integral to our lives.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-95) and index.

No more math! -- Game on, math-letes! -- A math-sterpiece -- Rhythm or algorithm? -- Wild about math -- Flower power -- Taking sides -- Crimes and primes -- The after-math.

"Math can show up in the most unlikely places! When the schools in Jeremyýs 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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