How Many Hairs on a Grizzly Bear? - And Other Big Questions about Numbers

An original approach to math by stealth that makes the tricky concept of really big numbers fun and easy to understand.

About the author

Tracey Turner lives in Bath and is the author of many non-fiction books for children, including The Comic Strip History of the World (and further Comic Strip titles), 101 Things You Need To Know (And Some You Don't), and the Hard Nuts of History series.

Summary

If big numbers worry you, DON'T BE SCARED! How Many Hairs On a Grizzly Bear? And Other Big Questions about Numbers introduces children to a world of eye-popping information about the infinite world of numbers.

Have you ever wondered . . .
– How many stars there are in the night sky?
– How many germs are in a sneeze?
– Or even how many grains of sand there are on a beach?

Well, help is at hand, because we’re about to find out. On the way, we’ll go whizzing around the Sun in the asteroid belt, stroke the world’s furriest animal, and climb a staircase to the top of a mountain.

As if all that weren’t enough, you’ll discover a very large number of mind-boggling facts. Find out about farting gorillas, what goes on inside blood cells, and why you should ALWAYS close the toilet seat before you flush.

With an introduction by Kjartan Poskitt, author of the bestselling Murderous Maths series, How Many Hairs On a Grizzly Bear? is bursting with STEM facts and guaranteed to help you get your head around ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE NUMBERS!

Foreword

An original approach to math by stealth that makes the tricky concept of really big numbers fun and easy to understand.

Product details

• Authors: Tracey Turner, Turner Tracey
• Assisted by: Jen Khatun (Illustration)
• Publisher: Kingfisher Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2021
• EAN: 9780753446683
• ISBN: 978-0-7534-4668-3
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 231 mm x 270 mm x 5 mm
• Series: How Many... Kingfisher maths
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; MATHEMATICS / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Counting & Numbers, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy