Stone age geometry
Subtitle: spheres
By: Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Mike Phillips
Contributors: Law, Felicia, author; Phillips, Mike, 1961- illustrator
Series: Stone age geometry
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: St. Catharines, ON; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778705109; 9780778705161; 9781427182357; 9781427190055
Subjects: Sphere; Juvenile literature; Solid Geometry
Description: "Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about spheres by applying his knowledge of geometry to their Stone Age world. Entertaining illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to math concepts, including radius, circumference, and diameter. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of spheres in the natural and designed world."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: A game of football; title: Rolling spheres; title: Layer by layer; title: Ancient spheres; title: Throwing the ball; title: All directions; title: Balloons; title: Earth's sphere; title: Half a sphere; title: Dividing the orange; title: Squashed sphere; title: Cylinders; title: Bendy helix; title: Spheres around us.