The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (and Why) Numbers Have Survived from the Cave Dwellers to Us!

by Ann McCallum Staats

Book Overview

Suitable for ages 9 to 12 years, this book 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824967550
• ISBN13: 9780824967550
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Worthy Kids
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Easy to understand history of numbers for kids!

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.

The Secret Life of Math

Wonderful book...Has lots of great ideas for teaching the history of math in the classroom. Great connections to the past.