This Book Thinks You're a Maths Genius: Imagine * Experiment * Create

Description

This Book Thinks You're a Maths Genius explores seven key areas of maths: geometry, space and volume, statistics, numbers and number patterns, codes and ciphers and the concept of infinity. Each spread centres on an open-ended question that introduces a key mathematical concept and suggests activities that engage the child in a fun and entertaining way. Activities include predicting the trajectory of a Malteser; building loo roll skyscrapers; mind-reading magic tricks; devising your own spy code; and working out the physical correlations between your dad and Usain Bolt. The end of the book includes a section of paper-based crafts including the kit to make a cardboard football and a data log for family quirks.

Dr. Mike Goldsmith is a research scientist and science writer. He has written more than fifty books for children, including Eureka! He has been shortlisted twice for the Junior Aventis Science Prize. Harriet Russell is a London- based illustrator and a graduate of Central Saint Martins. Her clients include The New York Times, and she is the author of eight books with Corraini Edizioni.

'Making maths fun in the most engaging way, this fill-in book will help children to think like a mathematician' - Little London