Bellos, Alex

Learn about the world from the perspective of soccer, answering questions such as: When do soccer players poo? Can you play soccer on Mars? What is a magic sponge? The answers to these questions and more can be found in chapters on subjects such as history, geography, biology and mathematics.

A collection of miscellaneous facts about soccer, which helps teach such subjects as history, language, and psychology.

Uses the lens of soccer to immerse kids in math, geography, biology, and more with true stories, humor, and fun facts.

Provides a global history of mathematics, spotlighting unusual stories pertaining to numbers and math that the author has found all over the world. Outlines an assortment of mathematical discoveries, revealing how they were found and the interesting uses they serve.

A comprehensive survey of many different fields of mathematics, including geometry, development of sudoku, and number theory.