Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 47 Issue 1, December 2009
26 – 39
A Mathematical Adventure with the Number Devil
Karen J Cleveland
A university professor introduced me to Hans Magnus Enzensberger’s The Number Devil and implored me to read the book at some point in my teaching career. A few years later, I picked it up as a summer read simply with the intention of honouring my professor’s request. Before long-in fact, I’m sure it was within the first chapter-I knew I needed to share this book with children.
