
In Great Numbers
How Numbers Shape the World We Live In
Die Gestalten Verlag
1st Edition
Published on 24. June 2020
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-3-89955-820-3 (ISBN)
Description
Can you imagine a world without numbers?
Over the centuries, people have conceived clever ways to use numbers so that we can understand the world around us better, build cities, find our way home, and much more. In Great Numbers tells the story of this groundbreaking invention.
Numbers are so important in our daily lives. How else would we ask for three scoops of ice cream? Or know whether we've got 60 minutes left to play with our friends rather than 60 seconds? Why does a minute have 60 seconds anyway and not 100? Where does zero come from and what language do computers understand?
Numbers are everywhere! In Great Numbers will introduce children to the fascinating world of numbers and explains how they help us in our daily life. 1, 2, 3, go!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
56 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 24 cm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-89955-820-3 (9783899558203)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
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Contributions
Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at Oxford University and has published over 150 books for children and young adults.
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Raphael Honigstein is a renowned journalist and writer working for The Guardian, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and talkSPORT. The Big Book of Treasures was his first children's book for Little Gestalten.
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Illustrated by
Slovakian illustrator Daniela Oljekníková is passionate about screenprinting and linocut and has illustrated more than 20 titles for junior readers.
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