By Alex Woolf (author) , David Broadbent (illustrator) Part of the Train Your Brain series
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Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real mathematicians look at the world and how they think. Children's brains are powerful and flexible, but they need exercising and challenging to develop. In this book they will uncover the core skills that can make a good mathematician great, and be encouraged to have a go at some simple activities to help them to train their brain to become better at applying outstanding mathematic practice.
By uncovering the way that real mathematicians look at the world and approach problems, they will be learning skills that will set them in good stead for life.
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Each topic is broken down into manageable chunks, so the reader can build up their skills and naturally develop their thinking.
Each book contains biographies of four top mathematicians, and the humorous illustrations throughout help the reader to understand some of the trickier concepts.
Ideal for students aged 8+ who are studying Maths or S.T.E.A.M. topics at key stage 2.
Titles in this series:
Think Like An Astronaut
Think Like An Artist
Think Like An Engineer
Think Like A Mathematician
Think Like A Scientist
Alex Woolf was born in Willesden Green, North-West London in 1964 and studied History and Politics at Essex University. He has travelled in America and Europe and worked variously as an accountant, a warehouse assistant, a print buyer, a door-to-door salesman and a dish washer in a roach-infested restaurant in Florida.
Since 1995, he has been editing books for young people, and in 2001, he began to write. He has penned more than 40 books on a surprisingly wide range of topics, including the fantastic new fiction title, Aldo Moon and the Ghost of Gravewood Hall .
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By uncovering the way that real mathematicians look at the world and approach problems, they will be learning skills that will set them in good stead for life. Each topic is broken down into manageable chunks, so the reader can build up their skills and naturally develop their thinking.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Train Your Brain: Think Like a Mathematician and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Train Your Brain: Think Like a Mathematician features in the following genres: Activity and Puzzle Books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Hobbies, quizzes, toys and games, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Reference Works, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Train Your Brain: Think Like a Mathematician was written by Alex Woolf and published by Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Train Your Brain: Think Like a Mathematician has 48 pages
Yes it is part of Train Your Brain series
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