On Beyond a Million
An Amazing Math Journey
$18.99
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2002
Summary
Professor X and his dog, Y, teach kids how to count exponentially by powers of 10 (1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, etc.), beginning at 1 and working all the way up to a googol (a 1 followed by 100 zeros) and beyond. Children fascinated by large numbers will be amazed how quickly they can count to really BIG numbers, and they’ll also find answers to questions like “What comes after a trillion?” or “What’s the biggest number in the world?” Real-life examples provide plenty of fun facts, such as how …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440411772 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0440411777 |
| Author: | David M. Schwartz, Paul Meisel |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2002 |
| Weight: | 153g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 276mm x 3mm |
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Critics Review
“Makes math awesome and yet accessible–even for those of us who are scared of all those zeros.” — Booklist“Schwartz helps youngsters conceptualize enormous numbers by introducing them to counting by powers of 10.” — School Library Journal
About The Author
David M. Schwartz
David M. Schwartz is the author of How Much Is a Million? and If You Made a Million.
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