Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters

Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters
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Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9781631495939
ISBN-13 : 1631495933
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters by : Deborah Stone

“Required reading for anyone who’s interested in the truth.” —Robert Reich In a post-Trumpian world where COVID rates soar and Americans wage near–civil war about election results, Deborah Stone’s Counting promises to transform how we think about numbers. Contrary to what you learned in kindergarten, counting is more art than arithmetic. In fact, numbers are just as much creatures of the human imagination as poetry and painting; the simplest tally starts with judgments about what counts. In a nation whose Constitution originally counted a slave as three-fifths of a person and where algorithms disproportionately consign Black Americans to prison, it is now more important than ever to understand how numbers can be both weapons of the powerful and tools of resistance. With her “signature brilliance” (Robert Kuttner), eminent political scientist Deborah Stone delivers a “mild-altering” work (Jacob Hacker) that shows “how being in thrall to numbers is misguided and dangerous” (New York Times Book Review).

Counting with Numbers

Counting with Numbers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 0739900137
ISBN-13 : 9780739900130
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Counting with Numbers by : Martha Rohrer

A preschool activity book that teaches the child to identify, write, and know the meanings of the numbers 1-10. It teaches number sequence and simple math-related words, such as more, less, empty, full, first, and last.

The Complete Book of Numbers & Counting, Grades PK - 1

The Complete Book of Numbers & Counting, Grades PK - 1
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Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 9781483832920
ISBN-13 : 1483832929
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of Numbers & Counting, Grades PK - 1 by :

GRADES PK–1: With age-appropriate activities, this beginning math workbook helps children build knowledge and skills for a solid foundation in number recognition and counting. INCLUDES: This elementary workbook features easy-to-follow instructions and practice on key topics such as place value, counting, comparing numbers, addition and subtraction, graphing, and more! ENGAGING: This numbers-based workbook features colorful photographs and illustrations with fun, focused activities to entertain children while they grasp concepts and skills for success. HOMESCHOOL FRIENDLY: This elementary workbook for kids is a great learning resource for at home or in the classroom and allows parents to supplement their children's learning in the areas they need it most. WHY CARSON DELLOSA: Founded by two teachers more than 45 years ago, Carson Dellosa believes that education is everywhere and is passionate about making products that inspire life's learning moments.

San Francisco

San Francisco
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Publisher : Penguin Workshop
Total Pages : 15
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ISBN-10 : 9780448489148
ISBN-13 : 0448489147
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis San Francisco by : Ashley Evanson

"From the Golden Gate Bridge to seals to cable cars, there's no shortage of bright, bold, and interesting things to count in San Francisco. Explore numbers through the best the city has to offer..."--Amazon.com.

Counting Numbers 1 to 20

Counting Numbers 1 to 20
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 46
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ISBN-10 : 9781504926003
ISBN-13 : 1504926005
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Counting Numbers 1 to 20 by : Ruth Manikyarao

This book will help you learn to count one to twenty, and it has large numbers 1 to 20, and it will help babies, preschool children, kindergarten children, first grade children to fifth grade children to learn to count 1 to 20.

1 2 3 Numbers and Counting

1 2 3 Numbers and Counting
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Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9781788561013
ISBN-13 : 1788561015
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis 1 2 3 Numbers and Counting by : Ruth Owen

Specially created to support early years teaching, this beautiful new words and pictures book is perfect for children learning to read. As young readers turn the pages, they will have lots of opportunities to: practice counting 1 to 20; understand more or less; practice adding and subtracting; solve problems including doubling, halving, and sharing.

Numbers and the Making of Us

Numbers and the Making of Us
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780674504431
ISBN-13 : 0674504437
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Numbers and the Making of Us by : Caleb Everett

“A fascinating book.” —James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review A Smithsonian Best Science Book of the Year Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Language & Linguistics Carved into our past and woven into our present, numbers shape our perceptions of the world far more than we think. In this sweeping account of how the invention of numbers sparked a revolution in human thought and culture, Caleb Everett draws on new discoveries in psychology, anthropology, and linguistics to reveal the many things made possible by numbers, from the concept of time to writing, agriculture, and commerce. Numbers are a tool, like the wheel, developed and refined over millennia. They allow us to grasp quantities precisely, but recent research confirms that they are not innate—and without numbers, we could not fully grasp quantities greater than three. Everett considers the number systems that have developed in different societies as he shares insights from his fascinating work with indigenous Amazonians. “This is bold, heady stuff... The breadth of research Everett covers is impressive, and allows him to develop a narrative that is both global and compelling... Numbers is eye-opening, even eye-popping.” —New Scientist “A powerful and convincing case for Everett’s main thesis: that numbers are neither natural nor innate to humans.” —Wall Street Journal

I Know Numbers!

I Know Numbers!
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 43
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ISBN-10 : 9781452162065
ISBN-13 : 1452162069
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis I Know Numbers! by : Taro Gomi

How do we love numbers? Let us count the ways: They're on street signs and bus stops, featured on phones, thermometers, chalkboards, and scales. They show the time and the date, and help us to measure distance, sizing, and so much more. This spirited picture book by beloved author-illustrator Taro Gomi will charm and inform the youngest of readers, offering them a unique—and useful—look at a key concept we count on. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.

Anno's Counting Book

Anno's Counting Book
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 34
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ISBN-10 : 9780064431231
ISBN-13 : 0064431231
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Anno's Counting Book by : Mitsumasa Anno

'An excellent introduction to number systems that is a beautiful wordless picture book as well. . . Over the course of a year (each picture represents a different month and time of day) a little town grows up with viewers witnessing the building of bridges, streets, and railroads. . . . Extraordinary lovely art work.' 'SLJ.

Making Numbers Count

Making Numbers Count
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781982165451
ISBN-13 : 1982165456
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Making Numbers Count by : Chip Heath

A clear, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to communicating and understanding numbers and data—from bestselling business author Chip Heath. How much bigger is a billion than a million? Well, a million seconds is twelve days. A billion seconds is…thirty-two years. Understanding numbers is essential—but humans aren’t built to understand them. Until very recently, most languages had no words for numbers greater than five—anything from six to infinity was known as “lots.” While the numbers in our world have gotten increasingly complex, our brains are stuck in the past. How can we translate millions and billions and milliseconds and nanometers into things we can comprehend and use? Author Chip Heath has excelled at teaching others about making ideas stick and here, in Making Numbers Count, he outlines specific principles that reveal how to translate a number into our brain’s language. This book is filled with examples of extreme number makeovers, vivid before-and-after examples that take a dry number and present it in a way that people click in and say “Wow, now I get it!” You will learn principles such as: -SIMPLE PERSPECTIVE CUES: researchers at Microsoft found that adding one simple comparison sentence doubled how accurately users estimated statistics like population and area of countries. -VIVIDNESS: get perspective on the size of a nucleus by imagining a bee in a cathedral, or a pea in a racetrack, which are easier to envision than “1/100,000th of the size of an atom.” -CONVERT TO A PROCESS: capitalize on our intuitive sense of time (5 gigabytes of music storage turns into “2 months of commutes, without repeating a song”). -EMOTIONAL MEASURING STICKS: frame the number in a way that people already care about (“that medical protocol would save twice as many women as curing breast cancer”). Whether you’re interested in global problems like climate change, running a tech firm or a farm, or just explaining how many Cokes you’d have to drink if you burned calories like a hummingbird, this book will help math-lovers and math-haters alike translate the numbers that animate our world—allowing us to bring more data, more naturally, into decisions in our schools, our workplaces, and our society.