Blockhead: The Life Of Fibonacci (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Love this book. Story of a boy teased for daydreaming about math draws kids' attention, and then the latter half of the book explains the Fibonacci Sequence and the patterns of numbers in nature so beautifully. Gorgeous illustrations. Only criticism is that "Blockhead" does not actually sound like a great translation for Fibonacci's nickname, but that's an easy point to overlook in such a great book. Do you remember back in Math class, hearing about Fibonacci Sequence? The name rung a bell with me when I heard that and was intrigued to see what this book was all about. The famous mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, the young student amazed by and mesmerized by numbers.. much to the chagrin of his family and elders who often referred to him as Blockhead. Little is known about the mathematician, but this tale by D'Agnese takes facts that were known and creates a wonderful biography style picture book about the man who realized the wonderful natural pattern of numbers. Now D'Agnese attributes that to Mother Nature, which I understand as a book to the general public. I on the other hand contribute it to God of Heaven and Earth who designed the pattern. I find it fascinating that Fibonacci was able to use his mathematic ability to realize such a pattern.The book has beautiful and detailed illustrations of the places and things Fibonacci saw, all incorporating the spirals that are a symbol of the pattern. The end of the book has a Can you Find section that sends the reader back through the book looking for details in the illustrations.Loved this book for the uniqueness in subject matter, a figure in ancient history that I am enjoying having my young children learn about!I received a copy of this book from MacMillan publishing in exchange for an honest review.
What do You think about Blockhead: The Life Of Fibonacci (2010)?
One of the best picture book biographies I've read. Pair with 14 Fibs.
—janelle
loved the illustrations and the learning in simple terms!
—Dawn
It's a great story for learning about early math!
—ababbi
