By The Numbers: 230.333 Cool Stats And Figures (National Geographic Kids)

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PUBLICATION FEBRUARY 2016

Description

Boost your math-brain power! Discover the amazing world of numbers and the real-world wonders they represent through creative, totally "getable" infographics. Colorful illustrated graphs, word clouds, pie charts, maps, photography, comparitive images, and more illuminate the math behind statistics, trends, measurements, and more that we encounter every day. Infographics cover subjects kids care about and can apply to daily living, such as money, food, green living, technology, how things work, and much more. Awesome Q&As with "numbers" people such as computer programmers, sports statisticians, and more show how math is a cool and useful tool.

Reviews

"In a spectacular demonstration of ways in which visual design can enhance the presentation of statistics, this presents bright, inventive infographics that encompass nine general types, from pie and bubble charts to chloropleth (i.e., color intensity) maps and word clouds... Numbers have never looked better." "- Booklist" .

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National Geographic Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core. National Geographic Kids Books is the leading nonfiction publisher of entertainment with substance, publishing over 60 titles each year.