This book is suitable for ages 9 to 12 years. It helps you discover the relationship between maths and people's needs, and how these needs have continually pushed people the world over to come up with very similar solutions to keep track of things, measuring time, and distance, and calculating numbers.
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Ann McCallum
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Ann McCallum is the award-winning author of four children's books, including two math fairytales and her newest book "Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds". She is currently a high school teacher in Maryland, though she started her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in northern Canada. She also taught in the English Department at an American-style university in the United Arab Emirates for five years. Ann enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and walking through leaves. Her two wonderful children and her better half, Rich, keep her busy and happy. Find out more math and fun on her website: www.annmccallumbooks.com
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This review is from: The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (And Why) Numbers Have Survived From The Cave Dwellers To Us! (A Williamson's Kids Can! Book) (Hardcover)
Great book! Fun for any age. I bought this as a gift for my cooperating teacher while student teaching; loved it so much I bought one for myself too!
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Easy to understand history of numbers for kids!,
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This review is from: The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (and Why) Numbers Have Survived from the Cave Dwellers to Us! (Williamson Kids Can!) (Paperback)
Great explanation for kids of the history of numbers. Includes little projects for kids to do to see the actual way civilizations kept track of items.
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This review is from: The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (And Why) Numbers Have Survived From The Cave Dwellers To Us! (A Williamson's Kids Can! Book) (Hardcover)
Wonderful book...Has lots of great ideas for teaching the history of math in the classroom. Great connections to the past.
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