Edmund Harriss

Numbers One through Five come to life in Seussian rhyme--as the cutest counting "units" you've ever seen! Among so much nothing, poor One can't begin To tell where One is from where One's just been. One needs a friend to run from or run to-- One needs to compare! One needs there to be . . . Two! Hello Numbers! What Can You Do? helps young learners discover for themselves each number from Zero to Five. As each "new One" appears on the scene, the rollicking, slant-rhyming text prompts the reader to give it a name--showing how bigger numbers are "built" from units of one. For kids who are already counting by rote, this important next step has never been more fun to learn! So say: "Hello new One, and how do you do? I'll call you Two if that's all right with you!"

A ‘mathemagical’ colouring book, with 60 patterns to colour and 10 more that YOU create! For those who ponder the most intriguing questions in maths, the realm of numbers is not only visual but also beautiful. What does a sphere look like in four dimensions? How can a knight on a chessboard visit every square? And can a five-sided tile cover an infinite floor? Visions of Numberland unlocks the world’s greatest mathematical mysteries, with 60 patterns to colour in and 10 more that you can create from scratch. The friendly explanations next to each pattern unlock the secrets of an intellectual quest that has been underway for three thousand years – but no maths knowledge is required. Anyone can be an artist in Numberland!

For curious minds throughout history, math was truly an art. In Visions of the Universe, you can pick up right where Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, and other luminaries left off--by coloring 58 exquisite patterns inspired by great discoveries in math: Intricate geometric designs like those that grace the mosques of Mecca Felix Klein's astounding diagram--drawn in 1897--of light reflecting between five mirrored spheres A mind-bending puzzle so beautiful it once hung outside a Japanese temple, and more Plus, in the Creating chapter, you'll help complete 10 additional images by following simple steps that give spectacular results. No math knowledge is required: Anyone can be an artist in Numberland

Publisher’s note: Patterns of the Universe was previously published under the title Snowflake, Seashell, Star. Contemplate the Patterns of the Universe as you color! Math is at the heart of many natural wonders and has an abstract beauty all its own—in the silhouette of a snowflake, the spiral seeds of a sunflower, and the symmetry of the Sri Yantra mandala. From the 4-D hypercube that casts a starlike shadow, to the infinite pattern of Penrose tiles that never perfectly repeats, these 57 exquisite designs reveal their secrets as you fill them with color. Art becomes an act of discovery—no math knowledge is required! In the bonus Creating section, as you join dots, flip coins, and follow other simple steps, 12 surprising images will emerge before your eyes. This is an adventure for all ages—and a treasure for artists in Numberland!