Maths All Around You: Numbers
Published on 25. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-5263-1871-8 (ISBN)
Description
Maths is all around you; it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world.
In Numbers, find out how binary numbers help computers to run games and videos, how square numbers are used for measuring the space in a building, and how musical rhythms are counted through sequences of beats.
Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths is an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.
This series is designed for readers aged 7 and up to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned.
Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.
The six titles in this series are:
Fractions
Measurements
Numbers
Shapes
Statistics
Sums
In Numbers, find out how binary numbers help computers to run games and videos, how square numbers are used for measuring the space in a building, and how musical rhythms are counted through sequences of beats.
Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths is an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.
This series is designed for readers aged 7 and up to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned.
Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.
The six titles in this series are:
Fractions
Measurements
Numbers
Shapes
Statistics
Sums
More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 250 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1871-8 (9781526318718)
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Person
Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).