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Author: ENZENSBERGER, HANS M

General fiction (Children’s/YA)

Published on 1 September 2008 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 264 pages, colour illustrations
217 x 137 x 19 | 402g

An international bestseller that does for maths what Horrible Histories did to bring humanities to lifeTwelve-year-old Robert hates maths: his teacher sets his class boring problems and won’t let them use their calculators. Then in his dreams Robert meets the Number Devil, who brings the subject magically to life, illustrating with wit and charm a world in which numbers can amaze and fascinate. Suddenly maths is nothing like the dreary, difficult process that so many of us dread, but a world of wonder that all begins to make sense. The Number Devil knows how to make maths devilishly simple. With fun and helpful illustrations by Rotraut Susanne Berner, this is the perfect read for anyone fascinated by maths – or mystified by it.

Learn all about:Negative numbersPrime numbersSquare rootsTriangular numbersFibonacci numbersInfinite numbersGeometryMathematical proofs’This enterprising and imaginative book will play its part in rescuing children froma lifetime phobia of maths’ Daily Mail’Enzensberger has made Pythagoras the new Harry Potter… Explaining mathematical concepts in a clear and highly original way’ Sunday Business Post