Destroy This Book in the Name of Maths:

Review We love the press-out projects in this book... hands-on and practical ― The School Run The engaging hands-on approach makes it much easier to remember key facts and presents maths in a fresh new light ― Parents in Touch Product Description A brand new addition to our 'Destroy This Book' series is the mind-boggling Destroy This Book in the Name of Maths: Pythagoras Edition. Perfect for inquisitive children who love to have fun, there are a dozen press-out projects to create in this book, demonstrating some of the best bits of maths. Projects include fiery flexagons, mathemagical card tricks and mind-bending Möbius strips. There are also lots of fascinating facts, colouring and doodling activities that will keep children busy for hours (all in the name of maths, of course). Other books in the series: 9781780554433 Destroy This Book in the Name of Science: Einstein Edition 9781780554822 Destroy This Book in the Name of Science: Galileo Edition Book Description Perfect for inquisitive children who love to have fun, there are a dozen press-out projects to create in this book, demonstrating some of the best bits of maths. From the Back Cover Destroy this book by completing all of the exciting maths activities within it. There are press-out models and projects to build, and loads more to cut out, doodle on and colour in. With amazing facts to devour and optical illusions to blow your mind, there's hours of fun to be had cutting, tearing and pulling apart the pages, all in the name of maths, of course. Created by the author and cartoonist Mike Barfield, this is the ultimate activity-based book, perfect for curious children who are inspired by the magic of maths. About the Author Mike Barfield has been wild about animals from an early age. His love of nature took him to King's College London where he gained a first class honours degree in botany and zoology. After a career in comedy writing for TV and radio, he turned to creating award-winning non-fiction for children built on his love of science and finding things out. He is the winner of the Blue Peter Children's Book Award 2021 in the 'Best Book with Facts' category, and has also been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Association for Science Education Children's Book Prize (twice) and the De Bary Award for Outstanding Children's Science Books (twice). His website can be found at www.mikebarfield.co.uk.