The Usborne Big Book of Numbers
2018
First Published
4.19
Average Rating
24
Number of Pages
A number book like no other, introducing children to the significance of different numbers and the things they are associated with. Did you know that an octopus has three hearts, every snowflake has six points, giraffes have seven bones in their necks, cloud cover is measured in ‘oktas’ from 0 to 8, and that nine is lucky in China (but unlucky in Japan)? Find out about numerous facts with this brightly illustrated picture book!
Avg Rating
4.19
Number of Ratings
36
5 STARS
47%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Felicity Brooks
Author · 47 books
Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer (someone who compiles dictionaries) before starting work in children’s publishing in the late 1980s. She has written and edited hundreds of children’s books, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts. Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.
