From Zero to Ten: The Story of Numbers by Vivian French & Ross Collins

I was pleased to find this book to add to my collection of maths-related books and dictionaries, and I really enjoyed reading it too. It is not what I would call a taxing book and it delivers some thought-provoking information on how our number system developed. This book could comfortably be read in a night, or a couple of silent  reading sessions at school, and is very enlightening and entertaining. It is humorous and the illustrations are lively and quirky. It talks about the counting system used by the Incas, the Mayans,  the Egyptians, the Indians, the Arabs, the Romans, the Babylonians. It also focuses on how measurements evolved, and the section on "Using our Bodies to Measure" highlighting Leonardo da Vinci's theorie will have uour mind boggling.. And what are good and bad numbers? What are lucky and magic numbers? It also traces the history of mankind's attempts to measure time. Do you have time to find out about the story of numbers?

Mind-Bending Classic Logic Puzzles composed by Jenny Lynch

Do you like a challenge? Or maybe you are after some additional practise for Naplan? Maybe you just enjoy the challenge of solving logic puzzles. This little book has a wide variety of mathematical problems for you to solve. The answers are all in the back of the book so you can check your progress or challenge a friend. The money problems are in pounds but that doesn't really detract from the challenges and these only comprise a small ratio of the book at any rate. This book is also a good way to improve your comprehension of written mathematical questions. Some are easy whilst others may require a concerted effort. Each puzzle comes with an interesting and sometimes striking illustration.

Multiplying by Peter Patilla

The little book deals with patterns in multiplication, arrays, square numbers, and the many different ways you can multiply. It also has some puzzles to do. Learn some nifty tricks to remember your 9 times tables and have a go at Chinese multiplication. A book for anyone interested in mathematics.