The boy who loved math : the improbable life of Paul Erdős / by Deborah Heiligman ; pictures by LeUyen Pham.
| Author/creator |
Heiligman, Deborah author. |
| Other author/creator | Pham, LeUyen illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2013 |
| Description | 37 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | Improbable life of Paul Erdös |
| Abstract | Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as The Magician from Budapest. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on challenging math problems. |
| Interest age level | 3-8 |
| Genre/form | Picture books for children. |
| LCCN | 2012029744 |
| ISBN | 9781596433076 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1596433078 (hardback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B ER29H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |