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Tom Lehrer is an American satirist, singer-songwriter, musician and mathematician, most famous for his humorous songs from the 1950s and 60s, including The Elements, a tongue-twisting song with lyrics made up of every element in the Periodic Table. He began writing and performing his songs at Harvard University where he studied mathematics from the age of 15. After multiple albums, he largely gave up performing and began to teach mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, moving to the University of California in the 1970s. In 2020, at the age of 92, Lehrer donated all the lyrics and music written by him to the public domain. His scathing creations remain one of the most original - not to mention mathematically elegant - bodies of artistic work to come out of the United States in the twentieth century. Andrew Robinson, author and journalist (Nature.com) The cleverest and funniest man of the 20th century Daniel Radcliffe (after singing The Elements on TV in 2020) Former Scottish Teacher of the Year, Chris Smith teaches, tweets, dreams and sings songs about maths. In 2020, Chris and a team of famous UK mathematical YouTubers created a video performing this song, which was the inspiration for the book. Chris hopes it will inspire a generation of mini mathematicians. The world would be a better place if Mr Smith was everyone's maths teacher! Here's your chance to join him on a fabulously entertaining journey exploring how each of us is using Maths all the time. Bobby Seagull, mathematician, broadcaster and writer Elina Braslina has illustrated over 25 children's and YA books by authors from her home country of Latvia. Her board books by Lawrence Schimel depicting LGBTQ families have been published in 21 languages. She is also a production designer for animated films and makes feminist art in her spare time.
Perky, quirky, and totally fun! What joyous Maths lies within these brilliant pages. -- James Tanton, founder of the Global Math Project Teacher Smith was inspired by Tom Lehrer's song That's Mathematics to create this celebration of maths, which contains challenges to do at home and is vibrantly illustrated by Braslina. * The Bookseller * The world would be a better place if Mr Smith was everyone's maths teacher! Here’s your chance to join him on a fabulously entertaining journey exploring how each of us is using Maths all the time. -- Bobby Seagull, mathematician, broadcaster and author In the footsteps of Tom Lehrer, Chris Smith shows you are never too young to have fun with maths. -- Johnny Ball, TV presenter and lifelong maths lover Chris Smith has done a wonderful job of breathing EVEN MORE life into Tom Lehrer's already amazing song. This book is such a great way to show that Maths is more than just a class and problems in a textbook. It's all around us! That's Mathematics is a brilliantly fun book that's sure to make mathematics the talk of your home! -- Michael Stevens: creator and presenter of Vsauce YouTube channel There are so many ways in which the book could be used within the KS1 classroom to extend learning following a maths input or to stimulate discussion and problem-solving. * Books for Topics * That's Mathematics with its magnificent illustrations by Elina is SUPERB! With inspiration for teachers, children and parents we love that it takes its inspiration from Tom Lehrer's clever song and shows how we are surrounded by and engaging with maths in all aspects of our lives. -- Schools Communities Team * Scottish Book Trust * This vibrant non-fiction dazzler makes maths fun and relevant! Highly recommended for little ones who've already caught the maths bug, and - importantly - for those struggling with numeracy. Chris Smith's That's Mathematics is an inspirational winner, with Elina Braslina's lively illustrations adding to the engaging, energetic vibe. -- Joanne Owen * LoveReading4Kids *
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