The School of Numbers: Learn about Mathematics with 40 Simple Lessons

Worth every penny! Even my math savvy husband learned some new things from this book, and the kids love it. Presentation of info is very kid friendly, but not childish. I enjoyed reading it myself!

My 2nd grader was obsessed with this book, it may be the best kids math book ever written. We all learned new things and would look forward to reading it every night. Highly recommend.

A well done survey of lots of interesting / helpful math and numbers-focused tidbits, tricks, and ideas.

My kids (8 and 5 years old — children of a math teacher) really like this book and we have been reading 1-2 lessons together each evening. The only word of caution that I have is that this book is not written for a US audience. I first discovered this when I saw that they were teaching students to regroup by putting the carried numbers below the answer instead of up at the top of the problem. This was very confusing for myself (a math teacher) and my kids because that isn’t how we perform the standard algorithm in the United States. As a university math teacher I have actually worked with students from all over the world and never seen anyone perform their scratchwork this way. So I’m also not sure if this method is familiar for children from other English-speaking countries either.I certainly don’t mind that they use the metric system — as I saw that another reviewer commented. Kids in the US need to learn to use the metric system, so it is lovely to have a book that reinforces it. (Interestingly, when it comes to money, this book uses “Space Dollars” instead of pounds.)Overall, I think that it is a great book, but you just need to be aware of the challenges. I don’t mind explaining to my kids that different cultures do things a little differently and we all get the same answer — but for some kids this might be too confusing.

My 8 year old son is obsessed with this book!!! Such a perfect purchase for any kid who’s into math, numbers and riddles/tricks!

'The School of Numbers: Learn about Mathematics with 40 Simple Lessons' by Emily Hawkins with illustrations by Daniel Frost takes math concepts and makes them approachable to young learners.Readers are invited to board the Starship Infinity and are guided by the various quirky crew members. The book is divided in to 3 terms: Getting the Knack of Numbers, All Shapes and Sizes, and Real World Maths. Each lesson takes up two pages full of examples and colorful illustrations. There is an activity bubble to practice ach new concept.This book is really great! It makes math accessible and does it in a fun way. Things are clearly explained and the scope of the book goes quite a way into mathematics. The illustrations are fun as are the characters that help the reader along the way.I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing-Wide Eyed Editions, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

In a very creative way, the author intertwines a story as members of an Astro Academy starship and takes us on a super fun journey of mathematics. The content is very integrative, from historical data, interesting real world facts; precise explanations to carry out operations and solve puzzles, geometry and perimeters, symmetry and measurements. Everything is arranged for tutors and educators to accompany reading to children who will be curious to discover why mathematics is widely useful and can also be fascinating.The illustrations accompany in a splendid, colorful way and exemplify the content very well. It also shows children the importance of mathematics in daily life, science, engineering, cartography, probability and statistics. This book is suitable to accompany the little ones and as a great didactic resource for older children. What I liked most are the mental math tips, puzzles and amazing phenomena that occur with mathematics, even as adults we do not cease to be surprised.I feel very captivated by this Quarto Publishing Group material, I give my recommendation as it has the potential that children love math and get excited to learn them.My sincere appreciation to the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review the book

A most wonderful book about mathematics! I am certainly impressed.It is not the most comprehensive reference but it's good enough to introduce basic math concepts to children. While some of the concepts are too abstract to explain, the illustrations help children to visualize them effectively. There is no textbook text or explanation. The contents are reinforced with simple explanations with graphics. The great thing about this math book is that it can be used over a good number of years!"The School of Numbers" covers a wide array of math topics (almost all the basics but algebra.) It's fun and engaging, and the book certainly portraits math an interesting and welcoming subject. I wish I grew up with books like this because it took me a long time before I fell in love with math. This is definitely a must have book to own. Highly recommended.

I got this for my 6 year old son for Christmas. He loves math. While we haven’t read the whole book he’s very excited by it. I think some of the concepts might be a little bit difficult for him but it’s a book that he can grow into and will enjoy for many years.