The Numbers Book - WILD DOG BOOKS

by Lorna Hendry

Numbers are amazing. We use them for measurements, time, speed, to call someone on the telephone, to find a particular house and well…everything. Numbers carry a lot of information. You might have a favourite number, but do you know why it’s your favourite?

Find out the why and how of numbers in The Numbers Book.

Key curriculum topics covered in the most engaging way.

Excellent teacher support material and classroom ideas available to download.

ISBN 9781742034225
RRP $27.99
Paperback 64pp
Format 300mm x 240mm + flexicover
Photographic junior non-fiction
Category: Numbers, Maths, General Knowledge

Below is a comprehensive list of sources that were used to make this book. These have been arranged in the order the facts appeared:

Page 7: Latin – Online Etymology DictionaryPage 10: Tally stick – Zoo of Numbers
Page 12: Hieroglyphs – History World and The Story of Mathematics
Page 14: OED words & Human usage – Oxford Dictionaries and The Economist
Page 15: Thoughts & Languages – Huffington Post and Ethnologue
Page 16: Roman numerals – Live Science
Page 18: 7, 3 & 110 – The Guardian
Page 19: Asian cultures – Wikipedia
Page 25: Speed – Wikipedia
Page 28: Bytes and bits – www.ComputerHope.com
Page 32: Australian waste – Living Smart
Page 33: Plastic bags & Glass – Plastic Bag Free Day and Clean Up the World
Page 34: Four elements – Home Science Tools
Page 35: Unlucky numbers – www.History.com
Page 39: Insects – The Conversation
Page 40: Archimedes – The Conversation
Page 42: Stars & Galaxies – Space.com and Space.com
Page 43: Earth & Population – Smithsonian.com and Space.com and World-o-Meters
Page 44: Babylonian calendar – BBC
Page 45: Pieces of 8 – BBC
Page 46: Smells & Cells – Nature and National Geographic
Page 47: Bacteria – Science News
Page 48: Lions – BBC
Page 49: Bees & Frogs – BBC
Page 50: Cloud 9 – Online Etymology Dictionary
Page 52: Electrons & Googolplex – Universe Today and Whatis.com
Page 53: Google – Quora
Page 55: Optimus Prime – Pleacher.com
Page 56: Breeding cicadas – ABC
Page 57: Cicada predators – ABC