On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey

By David M. Schwartz

Book Overview

Professor X and his dog, Y, teach kids how to count exponentially by powers of 10 (1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, etc.), beginning at 1 and working all the way up to a googol (a 1 followed by 100 zeros) and beyond. Children fascinated by large numbers will be amazed how quickly they can count to really BIG numbers, and they'll also find answers to questions like -What comes after a trillion?- or -What's the biggest number in the world?- Real-life examples provide plenty of fun facts, such as how much popcorn Americans eat in one year, or how many hairs are on a square inch of a person's head. Along with the fun comes some powerful learning, as this unique counting book helps kids understand our number system, which is based on multiples of 10.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440411777
• ISBN13: 9780440411772
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Dragonfly Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

google and googleplex

On Beyond a Million is my sons favorite math storybook. Since reading this book, I hear them using the words google and googleplex in conversations with each other. They are young (ages 5 and 7), so I don't think they understood all of it, but my seven year old figured out exponents from the book, and now he can do exponents on his own. It introduced more advanced math concepts in a fun way.

Book for a G/T youngster

My son loves numbers and frequently asks questions about large numbers "What is bigger than googol?" I wasn't sure if he would be able to follow everything but he really enjoyed the writing style of the book which was very story-like. He understood it and really enjoyed some of things he learned (like, there is no such number as a zillion). Great for G/T youngsters who can read and like math and great for kids of all ages!