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57 pp.
| Tricycle
| September, 1998
|
TradeISBN 1-883672-58-9$$15.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Marissa Moss.
From exotic terms like rhombicosidodecahedron to the more familiar hundred and symmetry, this volume tackles a different mathematical word or concept for every letter of the alphabet. The casual tone and funny examples will appeal to both math lovers and math-phobes. Like the body text, sidebars include whimsical illustrations and other math jargon beginning with the featured letter. Glos.