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Maths All Around You: Numbers

Rob Colson, Author

Series: Maths All Around You

Imprint: Wayland

Publication date: March 13, 2025

Category: Educational: Mathematics & numeracy: times tables

ISBN: 9781526318701

Series: Maths All Around You

Imprint: Wayland

Publication date: September 25, 2025

Category: Educational: Mathematics & numeracy: times tables

ISBN: 9781526318718

Maths is all around you; it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world.

In Numbers, find out how binary numbers help computers to run games and videos, how square numbers are used for measuring the space in a building, and how musical rhythms are counted through sequences of beats.

Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths is an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.

This series is designed for readers aged 7 and up to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned.

Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.

The six titles in this series are:
Fractions
Measurements
Numbers
Shapes
Statistics
Sums

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).