The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity: A Tale of the Genius Ramanujan

by Amy Alznauer

Book Overview

A young mathematical genius from India searches for the secrets hidden inside numbers -- and for someone who understands him -- in this gorgeous picture-book biography. A mango . . . is just one thing. But if I chop it in two, then chop the half in two, and keep on chopping, I get more and more bits, on and on, endlessly, to an infinity I could never ever reach. In 1887 in India, a boy named Ramanujan is born with a passion for numbers. He sees numbers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763690481
• ISBN13: 9780763690489
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4