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Murderous MathsKjartan Poskitt

Murderous Maths

Kjartan Poskitt
1997144 pages
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First you learned to count. Wasn't that exciting? Then you found out how to do sums. Gosh! Now get ready for Murderous Maths! It really is dead funny, dead interesting and, best of all, it's got NO NASTY EXERCISES AND NO BORING SUMS! In this dangerously different guide you'll meet One Finger Jimmy, Chainsaw Charlie and their ghastly gangster friends, who are living proof that maths really can be murderous. Find out how maths could help you rescue someone in deadly peril ,how not to shoot yourself with a cannon, and meet some famous mathematicians who were really hard (and even some who were…

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5 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1997
    Scholastic Ltd · 144 pages · 9780590134576
  • Other · English · 2015
    Scholastic · 9781407161365
  • Other · English · 2014
    Scholastic · 9781407156378
  • Other · English · 2014
    Scholastic · 9781407156415
  • Other · English · 1999
    Hippo · 144 pages · 9780439011563
MathematicsJuvenile literatureJuvenile humorMiscellaneaWit and humorMathematical recreationsMathematics, miscellanea