书名：Mammoth Maths: Everything You Need to Know About Numbers

作者：David Macaulay

出版社名称：DK Children

出版时间：2022

语种：英语

ISBN：9780241515297

商品尺寸：22.4 x 1.8 x 28.4 cm

包装：精装

页数：160（以实物为准）

Introducing an off-beat guide to maths from award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay.Maths is all around you...if you look closely enough! From computer games to bridges, shopping malls to game shows, mathematics truly is everywhere. David Macauley's terrific troupe of curious mammoths will lead you through the basics of maths, including numbers, calculation, geometry, measurement and so much more in this highly original guide to maths for kids aged 8+.In?Mammoth Maths,?not only will you learn the essential principles of maths, you'll enjoy learning about them too! From start to finish, the mammoths are your guide as they seek to understand the maths!These intrepid demonstrators will go to incredible lengths to educate and entertain, as they wrestle with adding or subtracting numbers, measuring angles, creating a pie chart, solving equations, and much more.Observing and recording the mammoths' behaviour is best-selling illustrator David Macaulay. Renowned for his ability toexplain complex ideas with simple genius, Macaulay captures the oddball humour of his subject matter, making?Mammoth Maths?the perfect introduction to maths for young learners to love.Discover maths like you've never known it before, with:-Fun-filled illustrations show Macaulay's mammoths exploring mathematical ideas - demonstrating key mathematical principles in unusual and amusing ways.- An action-packed alternative to dry, unappealing maths textbooks.-Supporting panels contain diagrams and extra information to aid understanding.-The book is divided into chapters, each focusing on a different branch of mathsThe ideal maths book for all children aged 8+ as well as for reluctant maths learners who don't think maths is for them,?Mammoth Maths?includes a highly original and unique approach to the subject, with over 60 topics covered in total, including numbers geometry, measurement and operations. Encompassing all-new illustrations featuring Macaulay's trademark mammoths, familiar to readers of?The Way Things Work?- a best-selling book of David Macaulay's, which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide!Join the maths journey today! Solving the problem is only one mammoth-ride away!

British-American artist David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone. He has won numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006 he received a MacArthur Fellowship. His work is renowned for its humour, detail, and ability to explain complex ideas with simple genius.