50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Math

by Anne Rooney

Have you ever wondered why you need to study math? Does it bore you? What good are fractions, decimals, and angles anyway? 50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know about Math is the book that makes math cool! It will help you realize that math is important and fascinating. It will teach you much more than how to add and subtract or determine the area of a triangle. Inside you’ll

How to bend a building
How to make a ghost
How to solve a crime
How to count to infinity
How to crack codes
How to make a T-Rex
How to flatten a planet
How to make an amazing maze
And much more!

Whether you want to contact aliens, become a pop star, or even get rich, this book has something for everyone. It’s packed with fun activities and helpful diagrams, making the path to becoming a math mastermind simple, creative, and exciting.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge and is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Essex.

Reviews

[Villaviray_k · Rating 5 out of 5]

I start to read this book when i met MS.BEES and she told me i can read this book cause i have extra time cause i finished my work fast

[Kay Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was interesting. I think some kids would like it, but it is not necessarily a read through book, so it would be good for more fact oriented kids or reluctant readers.