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Heiligman, Deborah

The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdős

40 pp. | Roaring Brook | June, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-307-6 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Heiligman presents the nomadic mathematician Paul Erdős as an appealing eccentric: for instance, Paul referred to children as "epsilons" ("a very small amount in math"). Each of Pham's illustrations is a puzzle for the reader to solve, with complex numerical concepts integrated into the pictures. While the overall layout is high in appeal, the font size is too small for the target audience.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2013