Go Figure!: A Totally Cool Book About Numbers (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) | 
|  | | | Title: | Go Figure!: A Totally Cool Book About Numbers (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) | | Author: | Johnny Ball | | Publisher: | DK CHILDREN | | Type: | Book / Hardcover | | Publication Date: | 15 August, 2005 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0756613744 / 9780756613747 | | List Price: | $15.99 | | You Save: | $5.12 | | Amazon Price: | $10.87 | |
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Product Description
Experience the mysterious and magical world of numbers as never before. This unique book investigates mathematical marvels such as why daisies always have 34, 55, or 89 petals, why the world's phone numbers appear in pi, and other patterns and paradoxes that will make readers look at numbers in a whole new way.
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Customer Reviews:
• A Totally Cool Book Like The Title Claims! 13 March, 2008
This book really is cool and worth the money. I ordered through Scholastic and paid a little bit less. My intent was to be able to teach my 8-year-old, 3rd grade daughter some cool principles, tricks, games for math so she could improve. She's (surprisingly, right) not interested in the book really. I think she's just a little bit too young for it. But I loved the book. When we work over the summer, I will do a little bit at a time with her: Prime Numbers lesson, history of number systems, etc. Little chunks should help improve her understanding and I think ALL kids should be exposed to the lessons in this book early.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AEXN275LIXGDH
• It Really Is Cool! 01 January, 2007
As a homeschooling parent, I have read a lot of math books written for children. Go Figure! is one of the freshest and most fun! The pages are saturated with information, and my one complaint is that it feels a bit visually overwhelming. Don't let the colorful pages fool you, this book is very meaty and will take some time to digest. My son really enjoyed the section on ancient number systems. The chart on pages 24-25 compares Babylonian, Hebrew, Roman, Mayan, Hindu, and others. Readers can also learn about the golden ratio and phi, prime numbers, Pascal's triangle, buckyballs, and much, much more. There are nearly 100 pages of information here, geared toward middle school and up.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2NMQWBDWT3SQF
• My Phd Rocket Scientist Loves It Too 06 March, 2008
It doesn't matter how old you are, if you were interested enough in mathematical books to click this review you should buy this book. My PhD engineer liked it, and so did my fifth graders.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AQ19YNO3ZFFXC
• A Great Book For All Ages & Levels 10 May, 2006
This is a truly awesome book, full of fascinating insights, entertaining all the way through and amazingly wide in scope, ranging from school math to jokes, puzzles, games and high-level topics like chaos. Note that the "mistake" mentioned in the first editorial review is not really a mistake but an old joke: How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the Ark? The answer of course is "none - it was Noah who built the Ark!"
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3E3ZHNDRSVV92
• Brilliant Book 10 May, 2006
I found this book incredibly interesting, and I'm no maths fan - I leafed through it while babysitting for a friend who has a son of 9, then I bought the book for myself! It is so well written and extremely funny in parts. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age. I guarantee you will learn something new.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A333SS5TD3Z3WR
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