Lines, bars and circles : how William Playfair invented graphs
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Tremblay, Marie-Ève, 1978 July 19- illustrator.
Published
Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2017.
Physical Desc
one volume (unnumbered) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Ruby Sisson Library - PICTURE BOOKS
ACTIVITIES B
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ACTIVITIES B
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Charts, diagrams, etc.
Engineers.
Graphic methods.
Graphic methods. -- History -- Juvenile literature.
History.
Mathematical statistics. -- Graphic methods -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematics -- Graphic methods -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematics. -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Picture books.
Playfair, William, -- 1759-1823 -- Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Charts, diagrams, etc.
Engineers.
Graphic methods.
Graphic methods. -- History -- Juvenile literature.
History.
Mathematical statistics. -- Graphic methods -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematics -- Graphic methods -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematics. -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Picture books.
Playfair, William, -- 1759-1823 -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Language
English
Lexile measure
820
Notes
Description
"Born in Scotland more than 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who saw the world differently from other people. Unfortunately, this difference sometimes got in the way of his success. Early on, as he attempted to apply his unique perspective to a series of career opportunities in order to gain riches! fame! glory! he instead suffered one failure after another. Then, while writing a book about economics, Will's innovative vision inspired an idea that would set him apart: he created the first modern line graph. Next came a bar graph and later a pie chart. These infographic inventions provided a way for numbers to be seen as pictures, which made them easier to understand and to remember --- and thus changed the way the world would interact with data forever"--,Amazon.com.
Target Audience
820,Lexile.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Becker, H., & Tremblay, M. (2017). Lines, bars and circles: how William Playfair invented graphs . Kids Can Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Becker, Helaine and Marie-Ève Tremblay. 2017. Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs. Kids Can Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Becker, Helaine and Marie-Ève Tremblay. Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs Kids Can Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Becker, Helaine,, and Marie-Ève Tremblay. Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs Kids Can Press, 2017.
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