Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Twelve-year-old Robert hates his maths teacher. He 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, where maths is nothing like the dreary, difficult process that so many of us dread. "The Number Devil" knows how to make maths devilishly simple.
"'Enzensberger has made Pythagoras the new Harry Potter..explaining mathematical concepts in a clear and highly original way' Sunday Business Post 'Hopefully, Mr Enzensberger's enterprising and imaginative book will play its part in rescuing some of Britain's children from a lifetime phobia of maths' Daily Mail 'Children old enough to have encountered fractions and square roots will be fascinated by this book, as will their parents' Sunday Times 'More attractive than a textbook, an adult and child could work through this together' The Irish Times"
Hans Magnus Enzensberger is one of Germany's greatest living writers. In The Number Devil he has written a book that is essential reading for anyone - of any age who has ever been mystified by maths. The author lives in Munich.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862078284 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862078289 |
| Title | Number Devil |
| Author | Hans Magnus Enzensberger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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