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Product Identifiers

PublisherDorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

ISBN-100756651646

ISBN-139780756651640

eBay Product ID (ePID)70946206

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhy Pi?

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Topicconcepts / Counting & Numbers, Mathematics / General

Publication Year2009

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorJohnny Ball, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Book SeriesBig Questions Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width8.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Grade FromSecond Grade

Grade ToFifth Grade

SynopsisThis entertaining follow-up to DK's popular Go Figure!, Why Pi? presents even more mind-bending ways to think about numbers. This time, author Johnny Ball focuses on how people have used numbers to measure things through the ages, from the ways the ancient Egyptians measured the pyramids to how modern scientists measure time and space. Johnny Ball has hosted more than 20 UK children's television series about math and science. He is known for making math not just easy to understand, but genuinely fun and fascinating. His shows and videos earned him a New York international EMMY nomination, a BAFTA, and 10 other awards. He has written five children's books, including DK's Go Figure! , and an educational musical. His academic credentials include three honorary science doctorates and fellowship of the British Mathematical Association., This entertaining follow-up to DK's popular "Go Figure , Why Pi?" presents even more mind-bending ways to think about numbers. This time, author Johnny Ball focuses on how people have used numbers to measure things through the ages, from the ways the ancient Egyptians measured the pyramids to how modern scientists measure time and space. Johnny Ball has hosted more than 20 UK children's television series about math and science. He is known for making math not just easy to understand, but genuinely fun and fascinating. His shows and videos earned him a New York international EMMY nomination, a BAFTA, and 10 other awards. He has written five children's books, including DK's "Go Figure ," and an educational musical. His academic credentials include three honorary science doctorates and fellowship of the British Mathematical Association.