In Great Numbers: How Numbers Shape the World We Live in - Tapa dura

Thomas; Klanten; Niebius; Honigstein

 
9783899558203: In Great Numbers: How Numbers Shape the World We Live in

Sinopsis

In Great Numbers will introduce children to the fascinating world of numbers and explains how they help us in our daily life. Imagine a world without numbers. How 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? - Without the wonder-ful invention of numbers how would we be able to count, measure, and

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Acerca de los autores

Slovakian illustrator Daniela Oljekníková is passionate about screenprinting and linocut and has illustrated more than 20 titles for junior readers.

Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at Oxford University and has published over 150 books for children and young adults.

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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In Great Numbers will introduce children to the fascinating world of numbers and explains how they help us in our daily life. Imagine a world without numbers. How 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? - Without the wonder-ful invention of numbers how would we be able to count, measure, and

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