
Maths is Everywhere: Get in Shape
2D and 3D shapes
Rob Colson(Author)
Franklin Watts Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-4451-4944-8 (ISBN)
Description
A fantastic guide to how Maths applies to everyday life!
What is the most perfect sphere known in nature? What is pi? Why were the Great Pyramids built in that shape? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this book about the shapes that are all around us. Once you've read all about shapes, have a go at the fun quizzes which test your knowledge.
The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.
What is the most perfect sphere known in nature? What is pi? Why were the Great Pyramids built in that shape? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this book about the shapes that are all around us. Once you've read all about shapes, have a go at the fun quizzes which test your knowledge.
The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-4944-8 (9781445149448)
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Schweitzer Classification
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: Wayland: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (published by Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (published by Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).
Content
1: Flat shapes
1: Shapes around us
1: Triangles
1: Triangles around us
1: Transformations
1: Tiling
1: Circles and ellipses
1: Solids
1: Unfolding solids
1: Prisms
1: Pyramids
1: Spheres
1: Cylinders and cones
1: Size matters
1: Quiz
1: Glossary
1: Index and answers
1: Shapes around us
1: Triangles
1: Triangles around us
1: Transformations
1: Tiling
1: Circles and ellipses
1: Solids
1: Unfolding solids
1: Prisms
1: Pyramids
1: Spheres
1: Cylinders and cones
1: Size matters
1: Quiz
1: Glossary
1: Index and answers