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Alex's adventures in numberland: Dispatches from the wonderful world of mathematics / Bellos, Alex 2010  Book
Bellos, Alex Book
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Publication London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010.
Description 448pWhite spine
Summary/Abstract Explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, this title explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. It also explains the strategy of how best to gamble in a casino.; In this richly entertaining and accessible book, Alex Bellos explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, he explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. Alex explains the surprising geometry of the 50p piece, and the strategy of how best to gamble it in a casino. He shines a light on the mathematical patterns in nature, and on the peculiar predictability of random behavior. He eats a potato crisp whose revolutionary shape was unpalatable to the ancient Greeks, and he shows the deep connections between maths, religion and philosophy. Alex weaves a journey from primary school to university level maths, from ancient history to the computing frontline, and from St Louis, Missouri, to Braintree, Essex. He meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany, consults a numerologist in the US desert, meets a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan, and seeks advice from a venerable Hindu sage in India. An unlikely but exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs, Alex's dispatches from 'Numberland' show the world of maths to be a much friendlier and more colourful place than you might have imagined.
Standard Number 9781408809594 Pb.
Key Words Mathematics  ;  Arithmetic  ;  Set theory  ;  History  ;  Algebra  ;  IBDP  ; 
TOK  ;  Mathematics - Popular works  ;  Cross-cultural studies 
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ID:   025985


Anklet for a princess: a Cinderella story from India / Mehta, Lila; Brucker, Meredith; Tang, Youshan (ill.) 2002  Book
Mehta, Lila Book
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Publication New York, Meredith Books, 2002.
Description 32pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract Cinduri, hungry and ragged, is befriended by Godfather Snake, who feeds her delicacies and dresses her in gold cloth and anklets with bells and diamonds, to meet the prince.
Standard Number 9781885008466 Pb.
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Cendrillon / San Souci, Robert D.; Pinkney, Brian (ill.) 1998  Book
Pinkney, Brian (ill.) Book
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Publication New York, Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998.
Description 32pPink Spine
Summary/Abstract A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.
Standard Number 9780689848889 Pb.
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ID:   025968


Country far away / Gray, Nigel; Dupasquier, Philippe (ill.) 2012  Book
Gray, Nigel Book
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Publication Fremantle, Vivid publishing, 2012.
Description 28pWhite spine
Summary/Abstract Parallel pictures reveal the essential similarities between the lives of two boys, one in a western country, one in a rural African village. This is a remarkablel illustrated book that shows how children are alike the world over, while at the same time showing the diversity of their ordinary lives.
Standard Number 9780980876024 Hb.
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Ek anmol saathi ke liye / Wilson, Rosalind; Su, Ven (ill.) 2011  Book
Wilson, Rosalind Book
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Publication New Delhi, Katha, 2011.
Description 32pYellow and Blue Spine
Summary/Abstract An artist who is passionate about his art equally loves his pet cat, but one fine day to create an artwork of Buddha he is forced to choose between his passion and his pet.
Standard Number 9788189934521 Pb.
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For the love of a cat / Wilson, Rosalind; Su, Ven (ill.) 2011  Book
Wilson, Rosalind Book
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Publication New Delhi, Katha, 2011.
Description 32pYellow and blue spine
Summary/Abstract An artist who is passionate about his art equally loves his pet cat, but one fine day to create an artwork of Buddha he is forced to choose between his passion and his pet.
Standard Number 9788189934507 Pb.
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Golden sandal: a Middle Eastern Cinderella story / Hickox, Rebecca; Hillenbrand, Will (ill.) 1998  Book
Hillenbrand, Will (ill.) Book
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Publication New York, Holiday House, 1998.
Description 32pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story in which a kind and beautiful girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsister finds a husband with the help of a magic fish.
Standard Number 9780823415137 Pb.
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Keeping quilt / Polacco, Patricia 2001  Book
Polacco, Patricia Book
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Publication New York, Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001.
Description 32pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
Standard Number 97806898444478 Pb.
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School like mine: a unique celebration of schools around the world / Smith, Penny 2007  Book
Smith, Penny Book
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Publication USA, Dk Publishing Inc, 2007.
Description 80pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract Introduces children from around the world and discusses where they live, how they play, and what their schools are like.
Contents The Americas Africa Europe Asia Austalasia
Standard Number 9780756629137 Hb.
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Yeh-Shen: a Cinderella story from China / Louie, Ai-Ling; Young, Ed (ill.) 1982  Book
Louie, Ai-Ling Book
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Publication New York, Penguin Group, 1982.
Description 32pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on ancient Chinese manuscripts written 1000 years before the earliest European version.
Standard Number 9780698113886 Pb.
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