You can't build a bridge, bake a cake or even do your shopping without maths, but many children (and adults) are put off it at school because it can seem pretty tricky and, dare we say it, boring...50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Maths will help you over your maths hurdles once and for all.
50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Maths Synopsis
Packed with hundreds of amazing puzzles, games and facts, each chapter breaks down the basics in a fun, accessible way.
The weird and wonderful scenarios - which include How to be a Codebreaker, How to Measure a Mountain and and How to Contact an Alien - will entertain as much as they inform, making learning maths a breeze.
Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who has written several bestselling books on history, philosophy and science. She was longlisted for the prestigious Aventis Science Prize in 2004, was shortlisted for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award in 2015 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award in 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages. She brings her knowledge of a wide range of subjects to a young audience with accuracy, humour and fun!
