The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
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Book Overview
Most people think of mathematicians as solitary, working away in isolation. And, it's true, many of them do. But Paul Erdos never followed the usual path. At the age of four, he could ask you when you were born and then calculate the number of seconds you had been alive in his head. But he didn't learn to butter his own bread until he turned twenty. Instead, he traveled around the world, from one mathematician to the next, collaborating on an astonishing...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1596433078
ISBN13:9781596433076
Release Date:June 2013
Publisher:Roaring Brook Press
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.3" x 10.2"
Age Range:5 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
My five year old grandson loves it
Published by Nana , 7 months ago
My five year old grandson cannot get enough of this book. He has it memorized. He wants to have a Paul Erdos themed birthday party. I did not know he liked math but he does now!
Published by Betheronio , 8 years ago
This beautiful book not only tells the story of an amazing person who loves math, but tells the story in a way that makes the reader think about math in a new way. My children four and up loved everything about it.
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