A review by emmalen3
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

1.0

I received this book as part of a PD for our grade level meeting at the middle school where I teach. It was not what I expected, and I’m not sure how I powered through til the end. I was troubled by the renaming of concepts and didn’t really see the “wow!” factor in much of the math/how it was presented in this text. The Number Devil and Robert bicker in every chapter and by “The Third Night” I was already irritated by their rapport. There are so many brilliant math resources for teachers and students, and some of these concepts are great for open ended problem solving, but the way this book is written takes those brilliant concepts and just makes them feel lacklustre. Too bad!