On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey
Publishing Details
On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey
By (Author) David M. Schwartz
Illustrated by Paul Meisel
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
15th September 2002
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
513.55
Physical Properties
32
Width 276mm, Height 211mm, Spine 3mm
153g
Description
Professor X and his dog, Y, teach kids how to count exponentially by powers of 10 (1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, etc.), beginning at 1 and working all the way up to a googol (a 1 followed by 100 zeros) and beyond. Children fascinated by large numbers will be amazed how quickly they can count to really BIG numbers, and they'll also find answers to questions like "What comes after a trillion" or "What's the biggest number in the world" Real-life examples provide plenty of fun facts, such as how much popcorn Americans eat in one year, or how many hairs are on a square inch of a person's head. Along with the fun comes some powerful learning, as this unique counting book helps kids understand our number system, which is based on multiples of 10.
Reviews
"Makes math awesome and yet accessibleeven for those of us who are scared of all those zeros." Booklist
"Schwartz helps youngsters conceptualize enormous numbers by introducing them to counting by powers of 10." School Library Journal
Author Bio
David M. Schwartz is the author of How Much Is a Million and If You Made a Million.
