INFINITY AND ME
Author: Kate Hosford
Illustrator: Gabi Swiatkowska
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (USA) First published in: 2013 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
When I looked up, I shivered. How many stars were in the sky? A million? A billion? Maybe the number was as big as infinity. I started to feel very, very small. How could I even think about something as big as infinity? |
“At school thenext day, I asked my friend Charlie how he imagines infinity. "That's easy, Uma." he said. "It's a giant number that keeps growing bigger and bigger forever." I thought about trying to write that number down. Even if I lived forever, I would never finish.”
Recommended age range:
9+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Large numbers
Possible teaching activities:
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9+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Large numbers
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.
