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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Intelligent and fun book for kids
We are in the process of buying our second copy of this book for another grandchild, because we are impressed with the fun but intelligent way it presents for children the concepts associated with big numbers. It is a pleasure to see a book for children that presents fundamental scientific principles with fun and wonder. It's a winner.
Published on April 13, 2000 by Timothy L. Amsden
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great idea, modest success
I was really excited about this book. Peas, peas and yet more peas -- it sounds like a great way to visually present the idea of exponential growth in mathematics. The execution of this idea, however, is only moderately successful. This is only my opinion and may not be true for all readers, but I found the presentation inhibited rather than clarified the concept...
Published on February 16, 2001 by audrey
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Intelligent and fun book for kids,
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This review is from: Big Numbers (Hardcover)
We are in the process of buying our second copy of this book for another grandchild, because we are impressed with the fun but intelligent way it presents for children the concepts associated with big numbers. It is a pleasure to see a book for children that presents fundamental scientific principles with fun and wonder. It's a winner.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great idea, modest success,
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This review is from: Big Numbers (Hardcover)
I was really excited about this book. Peas, peas and yet more peas -- it sounds like a great way to visually present the idea of exponential growth in mathematics. The execution of this idea, however, is only moderately successful.This is only my opinion and may not be true for all readers, but I found the presentation inhibited rather than clarified the concept. Sometimes two pictures were on the same page and the graphics were very busy -- many characters, inserts and dialogue balloons detracted from the impact of seeing a growing pile of peas. Perhaps you remember the film "Powers of Ten" that showed a couple picnicking and then distanced the camera from them exponentially; that film was elegant and evocative. This was pretty messy. As I said, though, this is my opinion and kids may love it. |
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Big Numbers by Edward Packard (Hardcover - March 1, 2000)
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