G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book

Schwartz, David M.

ISBN 10: 1883672589 / ISBN 13: 9781883672584

Published by Tricycle Press, Berkeley, California, 1998

About this Item

Signed and inscribed by author on title page, "G is for Googol and K is for Kirsten! Googols of good wishes, David Schwartz". Binding tight; interior clean. Dust jacket preserved in mylar and unfaded. This book combines the alphabet and great illustrations to teach the reader about math. Priority/international shipping may cost extra due to size of book. 57pp., including glossary.

Seller Inventory # 021148

Bibliographic Details

• Title: G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book
• Publisher: Tricycle Press, Berkeley, California
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1883672589
• ISBN 13: 9781883672584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Moss, Marissa
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Childrens

About this title

Synopsis

B is for Binary, F is for Fibonacci, P is for Probability... even a small sample begins to give you the idea that this is a math book unlike any other. Ranging freely from exponents to light-years to numbers found in nature, this smorgasbord of math concepts and trivia makes a perfect classroom companion or gift book for the budding young mathematician at home. Even the most reluctant math student will be drawn in by the author's trademark wit, Marissa Moss's quirky illustrations and funny captions, and the answers revealed in W is for " When are we ever gonna use this stuff, anyway?" Download the G is for Googol Teacher's Guide(300K)

About the Author

DAVID SCHWARTZ is the author of 50 children's books, including G IS FOR GOOGOL and Q IS FOR QUARK. He is a frequent guest speaker at schools in the US abroad. He lives with his wife-and co-author-YAEL SCHY in Oakland, California.
Marissa Moss was an honors math student and the only girl on her school math team. She is the creator of the Amelia's Notebook Series, RACHEL'S JOURNAL, and REGINA'S BIG MISTAKE, among others. She lives in Berkeley, CA.