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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Macmillan
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9781596433076
Lexile
AD550
Themes
numbers
math and arithmetic
social skills
biography
STEM

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

Written by Deborah Heiligman and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Math in the morning, math in the afternoon, math at night—Paul loved math! He thought about it all the time. This true story is about how Paul Erdos turned his obsession for math into a lifelong pursuit and vocation.

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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Macmillan
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9781596433076
Lexile
AD550
Themes
numbers
math and arithmetic
social skills
biography
STEM
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