{"product_id":"drawings-from-angola-living-mathematics","title":"Drawings from Angola: Living Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor children from age 8 to 14.\u003cbr\u003e\nÒDrawings from AngolaÓ present an introduction to an African story telling tradition.  The tales are illustrated with marvelous drawings made in the sand.  \u003cbr\u003e\nThe book conveys the stories of the stork and the leopard, the hunter and the dog, the rooster and the fox, and others.  It explains how to execute the drawings.  The reader is invited to draw tortoises, antelopes, lions, and other animals.  The activities proposed throughout the book invite the reader to experiment and to explore the ÔrhythmÕ and symmetry of the illustrations.  Surprising results will be playfully obtained, such as in arithmetic, a way to calculate quickly the sum of a sequence of odd numbers.  Children will live the beautiful mathematics of the Angolan sanddrawings.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnswers to the activities are provided.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book can be used both in classrooms and at home. (72 pp.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paulus Gerdes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44222265196705,"sku":"9781430323136","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1ng9m4e-front-shortedge-384_18fc0b9e-ff15-45de-831b-8df4d9e9e6a6.jpg?v=1748302103","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/drawings-from-angola-living-mathematics","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}