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Maths is Everywhere: Get the Measure

Units and measurements

Rob Colson, Author

Series: Maths is Everywhere

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: July 11, 2019

Category: Science: general interest

ISBN: 9781445149523

A fantastic guide to how Maths applies to everyday life!

Do you want to get the measure of the world around you? This book explores many aspects of measurement from the size of an atom or how to calculate a country’s coastline to finding out the speed limit of the universe or how a computer tells the time. It explores all the different measures we use for lengths, areas, volumes and speeds, and shows you how to calculate them.

The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.

Reviews

A fun way to approach what could be a rather dry maths topic.

Parents in Touch

No school, home or library should be without this whole series.

The Carousel

An excellent way to help children put measurements of all types into context

Parents In Touch

Rob Colson

Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Wayland: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (published by Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (published by Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).