Friend of Numbers

Friend of Numbers book cover
FRIEND OF NUMBERS The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan written by Priya Narayanan illustrated by Satwik Gade Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Grand Rapids Michigan
Friend of Numbers

Friend of Numbers

“What will happen if I add up all the numbers in the world?” “is there a last number?” a toddler captivated by patterns... A little boy filling his slate with numbers, rubbing them out with his elbow and starting again... A teenager solving complex Maths problems... A young man matching the best minds in Cambridge... Bringing the story of brilliant mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan to children, The book follows his singular fascination with numbers! Satwik gade’s strong visuals break out of literal depiction to evoke the mind and world of a genius, to whom numbers “made patterns only he could see”.

About This Book

By: Priya Narayanan
Illustrated by: Satwik Gade
Published by: IPG
6-12Age Range
- AR
40Pages
PeopleSubject
-Lexile
30-45 minsReading Time
-Guided Reading
-Fountas & Pinnell
-DRA