Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani

Synopsis

From Althea Gibson author Megan Reid and rising star artist Aaliya Jaleel, illustrator of Under My Hijab, comes the first picture book about trailblazing mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the world’s most prestigious honor in mathematics. Perfect for fans of Hidden Figures and Mae Among the Stars. As a little girl, Maryam Mirzakhani was spellbound by stories. She loved reading in Tehran’s crowded bookstores, and at home she'd spend hours crafting her own tales on giant rolls of paper. Maryam loved school, especially her classes in reading and writing. But she did not like math. Numbers were nowhere near as interesting as the bold, adventurous characters she found in books. Until Maryam unexpectedly discovered a new genre of storytelling: In geometry, numbers became shapes, each with its own fascinating personality—making every equation a brilliant story waiting to be told. As an adult, Maryam became a professor, inventing new formulas to solve some of math's most complicated puzzles. And she made history by becoming the first woman—and the first Iranian—to win the Fields Medal, mathematics’ highest award. Maryam's Magic is the true story of a girl whose creativity and love of stories helped her—and the world—to see math in a new and inspiring way.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780063089518

Related ISBNs:

9780062915962

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Date of Addition:

11/10/22

Copyrighted By:

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Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Mathematics and Statistics

Grade Levels:

Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten

Reading Age:

4–8

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.