Amy's Luck
Will be published approx. on 30. December 2021
Book
Hardback
180 pages
978-981-12-3796-6 (ISBN)
Description
Amy's bad luck started when she lost her charm bracelet. And from then on, things just seemed to get worse, with bad luck happening to everyone around her. Feeling tired after losing three games of Snakes and Ladders in a row, Amy wonders can you make luck, or does it happen by accident? Are some people just naturally lucky? What would luck look like if you saw it? Why is bad luck different from good luck? Guided by her friend the talking ladybird, she sets off on a journey for the source of luck, visiting all sorts of strange places and encountering all sorts of strange creatures, including Mr Clognor who is forever tossing coins, Miss Starling who is determined to win the great race, and a talking bush who knows more about cake than any bush ought to. But will she find luck, and will she find her lost bracelet? To find out, join Amy in her search.
The aim of the book is to entertain and make people think. The primary audience is children aged 5 to 13, who will either read the book or have it read to them.
The aim of the book is to entertain and make people think. The primary audience is children aged 5 to 13, who will either read the book or have it read to them.
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Person
D J Hand, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College London and a past President of the Royal Statistical Society. He has published 31 books, including one with Imperial College Press, now part of World Scientific Press, and others including Dark Data: Why What You Don't Know Matters (Princeton University Press: translated into 7 other languages) and The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day (FSG: translated into 6 other languages).
Content
Prologue; Amy Meets the Ladybird; The Horse and the Doctor Battle for a Prize; The British Museum Monkeys; Last Things First; Mr Clognor and the Heads and Tails; Amy Meets a Talking Bush; Amy Eats Some Chocolate Cake; How to Throw Two Sixes; The Sssssssouth American Ssssnake; Amy Meets Mr Clognor for the Second Time; Amy Finds a Quincunx; The Enchanting Humming Birds; The Great Race; The Helpful Man with the Heavy Suitcase; A Train Journey; A Gambling Casino; The Armies and the River; One for Everyone; A Most Unusual Shopping Expedition; A Six to Win; Epilogue; Meanwhile, Elsewhere in the World ...;