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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joy HakimPublisher: Smithsonian Books Imprint: Smithsonian Books Edition: 3rd edition Volume: 3 Dimensions: Width: 19.40cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.417kg ISBN: 9781588341624ISBN 10: 1588341623 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 01 November 2007 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAs a good--even great--teacher, Hakim knows exactly where students might stumble and is always there, making sure they don't. --Diana Lutz, Natural History Hakim has interwoven creation myths, history, physics, and mathematics to present a seamless, multifaceted view of the foundation of modern science. . . . At its essence, the book displays the most appealing aspect of science and mathematics: that advances result from a practical need solved by curious minds. -- School Library Journal , starred review [W]hen master storyteller Joy Hakim wields her pen, take heart: you're in for a breathtaking adventure. -- American Educator If Leonardo da Vinci had studied school science, he would have been fascinated with The Story of Science . --Juliana Texley, lead reviewer for National Science Teacher Association Recommends Narrative...can be the key to helping the nonscientist understand the great ideas of science. As a good--even great--teacher, Hakim knows exactly where students might stumble and is always there, making sure they don't. --Diana Lutz, Natural History <br><br> Hakim has interwoven creation myths, history, physics, and mathematics to present a seamless, multifaceted view of the foundation of modern science. . . . At its essence, the book displays the most appealing aspect of science and mathematics: that advances result from a practical need solved by curious minds. -- School Library Journal , starred review<br><br> [W]hen master storyteller Joy Hakim wields her pen, take heart: you're in for a breathtaking adventure. -- American Educator <br><br> If Leonardo da Vinci had studied school science, he would have been fascinated with The Story of Science . --Juliana Texley, lead reviewer for National Science Teacher Association Recommends Author InformationJoy Hakim is the author of the bestselling ten-volume series on American history, A History of US, which won the James A. Michener Award in Writing and has sold over 10 million copies nationwide. She has been featured in People, U.S. News and World Report, American Educator, Parade, and in other national and local media. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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