Magic Counting

explore the world of numbers through the shapes and patterns around us
Nabeel Khan (illus. Tete Garcia)

‘This elegant board book is, first, a concept book on counting, but it adds in geometric shapes and symbols to make it almost a coffee table conversation piece on mathematics … This book clearly was a labour of love, and the pleasing gold and other tertiary colours it uses in the artwork are reason enough to pick it up. For board book afficionados who like introducing sophisticated concepts to their toddler.’

Stephanie Tournas, Youth Services Book Review

‘Magic Counting will take readers on a fascinating journey of learning about numbers and their importance in all aspects of the world.’

Anneliese Gates, Books+Publishing

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‘This counting book with a difference points out the shapes, patterns, and numbers that feature and recur in our lives.’

Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian

Discover the magical world of numbers, shapes, and geometry that surrounds you every day!

Nabeel Khan invites you to draw on your child’s innate interest in geometry, patterns, and shapes as an intuitive and fun way to learn about numbers — starting their maths journey from a place of playfulness, curiosity, and tangible connection to their environment. We can find numbers and shapes everywhere: in the natural world, in art and architecture, in symbolism, and in the sky above us. This approach is just as straightforward as 1, 2, 3, 4, but also provides kids the tools to see their world in a new way, and the agency to understand the fundamental connection between numeracy and geometry, changing their perspective for life.

Stephanie Tournas, Youth Services Book Review

‘Magic Counting will take readers on a fascinating journey of learning about numbers and their importance in all aspects of the world.’

Anneliese Gates, Books+Publishing

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Format:Board book

Size: 210mm × 198mm

Extent:22pp with 10 gatefolds

ISBN (13):9781914484360

RRP:£12.99

Pub date:20 Jun 2024

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Nabeel Khan

Artist and geometry practitioner Nabeel Khan’s wonderfully simple approach to counting invites a fun and visual way to learn about numbers and a powerful set of tools for making sense of the world around us. The study of geometry and its related number patterns has been shown to increase lateral thinking, helping us to use our imagination to look at problems in a fresh way and come up with a new solution. Nabeel is keen to share this approach with the world in the hope that the next generation might delight in the wonders of geometry and spark some brilliant new discoveries.

ILLUSTRATOR

Tete Garcia

Tete Garcia is a Spanish illustrator based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, known for her vibrant, bold artwork that captures everyday beauty and joy. Her mission is to create meaningful art with a story behind it. When not illustrating, she enjoys crocheting, exploring museums, sipping coffee by the beach, and learning to surf.

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Nabeel Khan (illus. Tete Garcia)

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