Mathematics gifts

The Rubik’s Cube is a classic colour-matching puzzle that can be enjoyed at home or on the move. The original, classic 3x3 cube is a highly addictive brain teaser that has fascinated fans all around the world for decades. The Rubik’s Cube features six different sides, each made up of nine colourful squares. A must for puzzle lovers, the aim...

A fun counting and colour matching game, featuring giraffes in wacky patterned scarves!  Players must pick a silly giraffe body, which include a footballer, a diver and a ballerina! Next they must try and build up their giraffe body with as many scarves as possible by matching the colour dice to the coloured spots on the back of the cards....

How to Solve It by George Pólya is considered the quintessential guide to mathematical problem-solving, written by one of the most celebrated teachers of the twentieth century. At its core, the book offers a pragmatic yet profound approach to tackling mathematical problems, making it an indispensable resource for students, educators, and anyone fascinated by the subject. The essence of How...

100 Children's Number Puzzles and Games offers 100 fun number puzzles and games designed for kids aged 7 and up. This fun-filled book is packed with original puzzles and classic games to test children's number skills and encourage number agility. The puzzles range from counting challenges and times-table teasers to number mazes, sudokus, and magic squares.

A bumper book of fun with maths, stuffed with things to draw, puzzle, invent, order, unscramble, code, and decode, for kids aged 7+ years from Australia's best known maths man. There's magic in maths - if you know where to look... Eddie Woo's Magical Maths reveals the wonders of mathematics in a way that's engaging and accessible for young minds....

The bestselling scientific series continues to expand! Calculus for Babies by Chris Ferrie offers a delightful introduction to the fundamental concepts of calculus, presented in a way that is both captivating and comprehensible for young minds. Through vibrant illustrations and simple explanations, this book takes babies and toddlers on a journey to understand foundational ideas such as limits, derivatives, and...

In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter, a renowned statistician and former president of the Royal Statistical Society, demystifies the complex world of statistical science. As data becomes the new currency and with the rise of data science as a key discipline, the ability to understand and analyse statistical information is more crucial than ever. Spiegelhalter's writing offers an engaging...

10 colourful 3 piece puzzles to develop early counting skills and number recognition. Each puzzle features a large number, the number number word and interesting items to count. Only the correct pieces will fit together. Suitable from 3 yrs+

Prepare every child for maths success! Written and reviewed by a mathematics specialist, these proven activities teach and reinforce the maths skills children aged seven to nine need most. The lessons in this workbook cover skills including understanding and comparing three-digit numbers, addition and subtraction facts, adding and subtracting with two- and three-digit numbers, understanding multiplication facts to the fives,...

A vibrant exploration of the world's most famous and key mathematical ideas, movements, and people. What is an imaginary number? Can two parallel lines ever meet? How can maths help us predict the future? Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, this book explores big questions like these and explains how the answers help...

The Glass Bead Game, Hermann Hesse's magnum opus, stands as a seminal work of twentieth-century literature. Set in the far-off future of the Twenty-Third century, within the secluded and serene Kingdom of Castalia, the narrative revolves around an intricate and highly intellectual pursuit known as the Glass Bead Game. This complex and sophisticated game synthesises all human knowledge, blending elements...

Kids can count on this wooden "calculator" for years of play and learning! The Melissa & Doug Abacus is beautifully crafted with a solid hardwood base, and 100 brightly colored wooden beads. The sturdy frame holds 10 thick-coated wires with 10 colorful wooden beads on each -- 100 beads in all. Younger kids can slide the beads back and forth...

Spirograph Doodle Pad offers digital designs: Use the LCD Doodle Pad to make fun, digital Spirograph creations! Create amazing art with the incredible Spirograph Doodle Pad! With a multitude of design options, the creative possibilities are endless, providing endless fun for everyone involved. This is a fun, STEAM activity: Spirograph Doodle Pad uses a perfect combination of art and mathematics...

What do one hundred sunbathing snails have in common with ten crabs? Find out in this joyful, award-winning counting book with a funny focus on feet. If one is a snail, and two is a person … we must be counting by feet! Children will love this hilariously illustrated introduction to simple counting and multiplication with big feet and small...

A fun, friendly introduction to maths, covering all the topics taught in school. Join a cast of entertaining bugs as they explore maths through everyday examples, from handling numbers and times tables to weighing ingredients and telling the time. Fun puzzles allow readers to practise what they've learned. All the Maths You Need to Know by Age 7 makes learning...

Expand your little genius's vocabulary with My First 100 Mathematics Words by Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for children. This vibrant and thoughtfully designed educational book introduces essential mathematical concepts and terminology to inquisitive babies and toddlers. With its engaging illustrations and simple explanations, this book is perfect for fostering an early love of mathematics and STEAM (Science, Technology,...

It's the ultimate mental Math Match! Players add, subtract, multiply, or divide score cards to get the closest Math Match to the target dice. Recommended Age: 5 years and up Dimensions: 4.5 x 2 x 7.5 inches

This School Zone Time, Money & Fractions workbook focuses on counting and comparing amounts of money, understanding fractions and telling time. These challenging but vital mathematical concepts for 6–8 year olds are presented in a fun and relatable way. Each lesson builds children's confidence on adding and counting coins, understanding fractions, telling the time, finding elapsed time and identifying congruent...

The Mathsketeers – A Mental Maths Adventure features a thrilling mental maths quest where swashbuckling mice are entangled in an exciting journey. Join them as they tackle a sequence of maths puzzles involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, all to conquer their cunning feline foe. Readers are invited to dive into the adventure by following the story and solving each...

Packed with core curriculum maths topics, this book is ideal for home and school learning. From probability to statistics and from algebra to geometry, this guide makes complex topics easy to grasp at a glance. It is perfect support for coursework, homework, and exam revision. Each topic on the Maths curriculum is broken down into bitesize chunks, making it simple...

ABCs of Economics by Chris Ferrie and Veronica Goodman is an engaging and educational book designed to introduce young minds to the fundamental concepts of economics. The book follows an innovative approach where each letter of the alphabet represents a distinct economic concept, beginning with 'A' for Asymmetric and continuing through the intricacies of Business Cycle, Capital, and all the...

Fun activities to practise key maths skills for ages 6+ This colourful write-in book is packed with maths tips and puzzles, including doodling, dot-to-dots, mazes and more. It covers adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing, times tables, fractions, measuring and shapes, with all the answers at the back of the book.

Times Tables Practice is a times tables practice book packed with over 130 activities. Help children practise and perfect their 2 to 12 times tables with this entertaining write-in activity book. There are a range of different puzzles and activities for each times table, from number wheels and multiplying machines to speed calculations and multiplication grids. Top tips, times tables...

Vintage Japanese Classics - following on from the success of Vintage Russian Classics and European Classics, these are covetable new editions of the best Japanese writers on the Vintage list. 'This is one of those books written in such lucid, unpretentious language that reading it is like looking into a deep pool of clear water... Dive into Yoko Ogawa's world...

Readers explore a variety of maze worlds, solving multiplication facts and navigating pathways and portals through pages as they complete a quest to restore numbers to a multiplication chart. Mega Maths Maze leads students through a jungle, up a mountain, into a cave, and through other adventurous terrains. To complete the quest and make their way through the book, students...

Whether you are a student struggling to fulfil a mathematics or science course, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a higher level of mathematical competency, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating yet essential field. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle...

One in a Million is brimming with heart, reassurance, and parental love, from one of today's best-loved picture book authors and an award-winning illustrator. It tells the story of Debra the zebra, who is delighted to find she can count anything and everything. But disaster strikes when Debra realises how big the world is—and just how small she is in...

Is Maths Real? is a celebrated title, recognised as a Waterstones Best Book of 2023, a New Scientist Best Book of 2023, and the winner of the LA Times Science & Technology 2023 Book Prize. 'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"' - Jordan...

Maths is everywhere, often where we don't even realise. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that—unbeknownst to the uninitiated—connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even everyday life. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths—from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails...

Enter the wonder of numbers, discover how your brain works, and find out how to improve it even more. Get better at maths and numbers by realising which math skills you already use in daily life, and learn new ones while having fun. Did you realise how much maths you are already using when playing computer games, planning a journey,...

Embark on an enchanting journey through the world of numbers and equations with ABCs of Mathematics by Chris Ferrie. Tailored for the curious minds of infants and toddlers, this delightful board book unravels the wonders of mathematics in the most captivating and accessible way. Each page introduces a new mathematical concept, from A to Z, with vibrant illustrations and simple...

A cult bestseller in the US, available around the world for the first time, The Great Mental Models introduces the simple tools we all need to see the world clearly. Time and time again, great thinkers like Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have credited their success to mental models—simple representations of how the world works that can be applied in...

Titles in This Set: The Brain-Bending Basics The Magic Of Maths The Secrets Of Sums All Shapes And Sizes Description :The Brain-Bending BasicsMurderous Maths: The Brain-Bending Basics is full of facts, tricks and tips to give children a roller-coaster overview into the utterly nutty world of murderous maths. Updated for the relaunch of the primary national curriculum in autumn 2014,...

What are fractals? Why are they such fun? How do you make one? Why is a dripping tap not as random as it seems? What is chaos? Is the Mandelbrot Set really the most complex object in mathematics? In this beautifully illustrated book, fractal-hunter Oliver Linton takes us on a fascinating journey into the mathematics of fractals and chaos, diving...

Learn about the incredible story of Katherine Johnson! The trailblazer whose calculations changed the future of space exploration. Little Katherine loved learning, and her favourite subject was maths. In class, she worked so hard that she was able to move up to high school four years early! Due to the racist laws of the time, Katherine's family had to move...

Brain Stretchers: Number Puzzles is a fun way to stealthily reinforce key maths skills for children aged 7+ (UK Key Stage 2). This entertaining write-in book will make maths enjoyable without ever feeling like a lesson. Use your number skills to navigate through mazes, crack codes, create art, catch crooks and solve all sorts of puzzles. Write, draw, and colour...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting . . . I finished it not only better informed about a captivating branch of mathematics, but with an invigorating sense of greater purchase on the world' – OLIVER BURKEMAN Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound...

Have fun while learning about numbers. Learn essential maths through interactive, educational activities, puzzles, and exercises. What is a rhombus? How do you work out a percentage? What is data and why is collecting it useful? Brain Booster Maths covers all these questions and more. Filled with fascinating facts, detailed illustrations, and over 100 write-in activities and puzzles, this is...

Why Machines Learn by Anil Ananthaswamy offers a profound exploration into the mathematics that underpins the remarkable advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Through a rich narrative, Ananthaswamy demystifies the complex algorithms that are increasingly shaping our world. In this enlightening book, readers are taken on a journey through the historical roots and modern-day marvels of AI. From the...

Numberblocks, the award-winning series that helps kids discover the joy of maths, comes to life in this interactive and screen-free Tonieplay Game. Play, count and learn with Numberblocks One to Ten through episode-inspired challenges that explore counting, comparing numbers, addition and more. Featuring original character voices and catchy musical rewards, each Numberblock offers unique stories, activities and plenty of playful...

In the style of School House Rock, this simple, entertaining picture book from bestselling authors Julia Cook and Garrett Gunderson encourages financial literacy in kids of all ages! Encourage financial literacy in kids of all ages with this fun and engaging picture book from bestselling children's author Julia Cook and financial expert Garrett Gunderson! Who better to teach kids about...

Essential mathematics learning made fun This bright, write-in activity book will make learning the 2 to 12 times tables a pleasure, with doodling, dot-to-dots, mazes and more. Activities are arranged by table, with helpful tips and quizzes to test yourself at the end of each section - and you'll find all the answers at the back of the book.

Using bright, fun and engaging illustrations, School Zone Numbers 0–25 Flash Cards are the perfect introduction for young children to recognise and understand numbers up to 25. The 56-card set contains 26 picture cards, 26 number cards, 2 symbol cards and 2 parent cards. The picture cards have countable images on one side, with the number word on the reverse....

This 1–25 Dot-to-Dot Get Ready Book helps school-ready children identify numbers and place them in sequence, all while enjoying a highly immersive and fun colouring activity! The dot-to-dot activities improve children's fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, as they join the dots and practise numerical order. Get Ready books review, reinforce and accelerate learning, and keep kids classroom ready.

Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to Trigonometry. Written by a leading expert, this book will help you if you are studying for an important exam or essay, or if you simply want to improve your knowledge. The book covers all areas of trigonometry including the theory and equations of tangent, sine, and cosine, using...

What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? In this small but compact volume, internationally renowned divine proportion supersleuth Dr. Olsen unravels perhaps the greatest mystery of all time—a code that seems to underlie life, the universe, and everything—a pattern we...

Maths Activities is a big, colourful book full of fun maths activities. This exciting book is packed with a multitude of mathematical puzzles, covering the key topics of adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing, sequences, fractions, and time. Each of the 30 colourful sheets has a different theme, from monsters and robots to parks and pizza.

Learn to add with The Cat in the Hat in this fun-filled learning activity book, complete with stickers! Come and join The Cat in the Hat and have lots of fun with adding numbers! With strange animals and peculiar items to count – and loads of stickers – you’ll soon realise how easy it is to complete simple addition. The...

The Perfect Probability Book for Beginners Wanting to Learn About Permutations & Combinations! Multi-time best selling IT & mathematics author, Arthur Taff, presents a leading book for beginners to learn and understand probability concepts such as permutations and combinations. Learning about probability with combinations and permutations gives you a competitive edge in any field. Whether it's poker, horse racing, weather...

A witty, illustrated tour of the structures and patterns of mathematics from a math prodigy. The only numbers in this book are the page numbers. Math Without Numbers is a vivid and wholly original guide to the three main branches of abstract math - topology, analysis, and algebra - which turn out to be surprisingly easy to grasp. Milo Beckman...

A fun and colourful introduction to counting. Piece together the number street from 1 to 10, then find the corresponding number of friendly animals for each house. This first puzzle is a great way to develop hand-eye coordination and problem solving skills for young learners. Also includes a giant poster of the puzzle to help reinforce everyday learning of number...

Created by experts to help children master key learning strategies and skills, the Disney Learning programme is a powerful educational tool designed to help your child succeed! Every full-colour page features favourite friends from the beloved Toy Story franchise to help motivate your child to learn essential skills critical for learning success. This set contains four workbooks: Addition and Subtraction,...

Fun memory games to help children learn the two, five and ten times tables These entertaining games for 2-5 players will help children to learn their first times tables. The attractive box contains 4 bingo boards, 36 cards and a book; they can read the book to find out about the numbers in the two, five and ten times tables,...

With every stroke of her crayon, Daphne transforms numbers into stories, helping new friends solve their problems with the power of data! Daphne is not your ordinary dragon. She doesn't breathe fire—she breathes life into numbers, turning them into pictures that unravel mysteries, forge friendships, and save the day! From the imaginative mind of bestselling author Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic and...

Using bright, fun, and engaging illustrations, these School Zone: Addition 0–12 Flash Cards help children with basic addition skills.   Containing 110 problems in 55 cards that range from 0+0 to 12+12, plus a parent card that suggests fun games and activities, this pack will encourage and develop important maths skills while making learning fun. The School Zone: Addition 0–12...

The Mathsketeers – A Multiplication Mystery takes readers on a thrilling mental maths adventure. Join the swashbuckling mice as they navigate a series of mathematical puzzles using multiplication and times tables, all in the quest to outsmart their feline nemesis. Readers are invited to participate in the adventure, following the story and solving each challenging problem. The book is packed...

Written and vetted by educators and aligned with math standards, discover the ultimate 2nd grade math workbook from America's #1 educational bestseller. It's fun to be smart! From the brand that's loved by kids, approved by teachers, and trusted by parents, Brain Quest Math Workbook: 2nd Grade is packed with hands-on activities that introduce and reinforce essential math concepts to...

Try as he might, Arun simply cannot wriggle his way out of taking the maths test at school. Instead, he must learn to face his fears in this encouraging and relatable school story from the author of Anisha, Accidental Detective. Maths test? Nightmare! Arun is determined to get out of a maths test at school. But how? A schoolwide protest...

This playful counting book for the very young is a celebration of nature and imagination. Specially adapted by Graeme Base, the gorgeous illustrations guide children as they learn their numbers, discovering a whole menagerie of surprising and delightful creatures along the way. Uno's Garden Counting Book is crafted by Graeme Base, one of the world's leading creators of picture books....

Delve into the world of numbers and discover how statistics can shed light on some of life's most pressing issues in The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter. This enlightening book offers an engaging exploration of statistical science, showing readers how to wield the power of data analysis to gain meaningful insights into everyday problems. Spiegelhalter masterfully guides readers through...

‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they didn’t know about the creative interplay between stories, structure and sums.’ – Alex Bellos ‘This exuberant book will educate, amuse and surprise. It...

Mental Maths Games for Clever Kids invites Clever Kids to test their mental maths by working out simple fractions, times tables, telling the time, and much more. All the answers can be found at the back of the book. This book is from best-selling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, creator of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.

A pack of magnetic numbers and maths symbols so your child can learn everything from identifying basic numbers to more challenging arithmetic sequences. Encourage imaginative play by creating simple maths stories with the numbers, for example, “There are two frogs on the lily pad, and then two frogs jump on. How many frogs are there on the lily pad?” Hape:...

Make learning to count from 1 to 20 fun by matching the simple picture cards with the numbers. There’s no tricking this clever puzzle, as only the correct cards will fit together! This allows your child to self correct their jigsaws. Whether you're at home or on the go, the Orchard Jigsaw - Match and Count is perfect for developing...

Make a splash with early maths skills in the Orchard Toys Peter Rabbit – Fish & Count game! Designed to support number recognition and counting, this colourful game invites young players to help Peter Rabbit and his friends catch fish by spinning the spinner and matching numbers. With adorable illustrations and simple gameplay, children will enjoy collecting fish and filling...

There are hundreds of fascinating facts to discover in this journey through the wonderful world of numbers. How many hearts does an octopus have? Why is the number 9 lucky in China and how many people have walked on the moon? With delightful illustrations and a page of facts for each number, Big Book of Numbers is a lovely book...

If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trails on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense in six states, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics to put you on the road to statistical literacy.The Cartoon Guide to Statistics covers all the central ideas of modern statistics:...

Time for some number fun with the Numberblocks! All a little learner needs to do to join the maths-loving crew is pop one of the four Clever Tonies in this set on top of a Toniebox and head off to Numberland. Based on the hit CBeebies show, this Clever Pocket Tonie set features the Numberblocks who split apart and join...

"In Gonick's work, clever design and illustration make complicated ideas or insights strikingly clear." -New York Times Book Review Larry Gonick, master cartoonist, former Harvard instructor, and creator of the New York Times bestselling, Harvey Award-winning Cartoon Guide series now does for calculus what he previously did for science and history: making a complex subject comprehensible, fascinating, and fun through...

In this latest edition of the successful Cartoon Guide series, master cartoonist and former Harvard instructor Larry Gonick offers a complete and up-to-date illustrated course to help students understand and learn this core mathematical course taught in American schools. Using engaging graphics and lively humour, Gonick covers all of the algebra essentials, including linear equations, polynomials, quadratic equations, and graphing...

This fun book is a perfect way for young children to improve their basic number recognition and counting skills. There's a whole host of friendly monsters waiting to be helped with their counting in this fun first numbers book. Children can enjoy completing the entertaining activities again and again using the special wipe-clean pen. There are monsters shopping, space monsters...

Step-by-step activities that help children to develop their understanding of dividing. Helped by a group of friendly animals, children can develop their dividing skills and learn the methods of partitioning and short division. The activities in this book build children's confidence in using related multiplying facts to answer dividing questions in real-life contexts.

Maths does not have to be difficult. This book, complete with exercises and answers, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to being a confident mathematician. Mathematics: A Complete Introduction includes: Simple step-by-step explanations, to help you grasp new topics or those that have previously confused you. Practice questions throughout, to help you embed your...

Geometry Essentials For Dummies (9781119590446) was previously published as Geometry Essentials For Dummies (9781118068755). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. Just the critical concepts you need to score high in geometry This practical, friendly guide focuses on...

Prepare to view the world through a new lens - Speed - a groundbreaking exploration that challenges your perceptions of life's driving force, from the internationally bestselling author. Explore how speed influences every aspect of life on Earth, from the slow grind of geological processes and the fleeting lifespans of organisms to the astonishing speed of light and the remarkable...

A hilarious and bestselling reintroduction to mathematics, illustrating the ideas with stories, humour, and stick figures. In Math with Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals what math is all about. His tools are unorthodox: jokes, cartoons, strange-but-true stories, and beneath it all, the empathy of a veteran teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin helps us to think...

A classic Charlie and Lola picture book all about counting and sums, from Children's Laureate Lauren Child. Perfectly funny and perfectly formed, this hilarious picture book sees top negotiator Lola take on numbers in everyday life and bend them to her endearing and unique will. I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny. Sometimes for a...

An amazing flap book that shows just how fascinating maths can be. Colourful double-page topics introduce numbers, shapes and measuring, fractions, algebra, calculus, pi, and maths in everyday life. Exactly 86 flaps conceal interesting facts and fun visual explanations that make abstract concepts meaningful. With puzzles to solve and games to test calculation skills, as well as internet links to...

Fun maths activities about measuring. Learn about all kinds of measuring with this entertaining activity book, including length, perimeter, volume, mass, and time. Puzzles include working out the area of gingerbread houses, measuring the length of a maze, seeing how much animals weigh, and more. There's even a cut-out ruler for hands-on practice. Quizzes after each section let children test...

One of 12 brand-new Learn with Peppa titles for 2024, consisting of wipe-clean titles, sticker activity books, and innovative novelty formats. Learn with Peppa wipe-clean activity books cover key early learning topics and help to develop fine motor skills through interactive first writing, drawing, and sticker-placement activities. Let Peppa support your little ones on their early learning adventure in Learn...