WHAT'S THE POINT OF MATHS? (DKYR) Paperback

Great book to stimulate smart kids.

I bought this book as a gift for my son, and he loves it.He's been in love with numbers since he was 2 years old. When he saw the book he was very exiceted and so far we have had a good time together.He loves to write his birthdate and all family birthdays in various numeral systems and other games we can do with it :)Thanks

I’ve been trying to find books for my 8 yo who doesnt really enjoy fiction. This book is fab, she loved it and has had fun learning about maths - particularly writing codes messages!

Factual with lots of interesting little points, I really liked the part about famous mathematicians. What a brainy bunch! Ideal for my class of Y5 & 6.

i enjoyed this even more than my grandchild, 8, did...and found out why the ancients used a base 12, 24 and 60, which has bothered me for 75 years...i wholeheartedly support those enlightened revolutionaries who wanted us to have 100 minutes, 10 hours, 20 hours, 10 months, etc, instead of using base 60, and fractions thereof...but at least i have now learned a rational reason why, so thanks... recommended!

I bought the book thinking that it was just going to trying to show how makes is useful, instead it approaches maths in a historical context - it is a really good book - needs 6 stars!

Great book for my 6 years old to start their curiosity about math, illustrations are great and points about math made very simple to understand.

A good book.