Publisher Description

What is the most perfect sphere known in nature? What is pi? Why were the Great Pyramids built in that shape? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this book about the shapes that are all around us. Once you've read all about shapes, have a go at the fun quizzes which test your knowledge.The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.

Author Biography

Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).

Table of Contents

• 1: Flat shapes
• 1: Shapes around us
• 1: Triangles
• 1: Triangles around us
• 1: Transformations
• 1: Tiling
• 1: Circles and ellipses
• 1: Solids
• 1: Unfolding solids
• 1: Prisms
• 1: Pyramids
• 1: Spheres
• 1: Cylinders and cones
• 1: Size matters
• 1: Quiz
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index and answers

Long Description

What is the most perfect sphere known in nature? What is pi? Why were the Great Pyramids built in that shape? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this book about the shapes that are all around us. Once you've read all about shapes, have a go at the fun quizzes which test your knowledge.The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.

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Fantastic guides to how all areas of Maths applies to everyday life

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Engaging design that makes Maths look exciting

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