Author : Priya Narayanan
Illustrator : Satwik Gade
“What will happen if I add up all the numbers in the world?” “Is there a last number?” A toddler captivated by patterns... A little boy filling his slate with numbers, rubbing them out with his elbow and starting again... A teenager solving complex maths problems... A young man matching the best minds in Cambridge... Bringing the story of brilliant mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan to children, the book follows his singular fascination with numbers! Satwik Gade’s strong visuals evoke the mind and world of a genius, to whom numbers “made patterns only he could see”.
2020: Winner, Neev Book Award - Emerging Readers
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| Age | 6+ |
| Specifications | 28 pages; 10.5” x 9.5”; full colour; soft cover |
| Rights sold | English (North America & UK) |
| ISBN | 978-93-89203-80-6 |
| First Published | 2019 |
| Tags | mathematics, numbers, genius at numbers, life of Ramanujan, magic of numbers, biography, award-winner |
Inspirational reading even for audiences resolute in their math
Narayanan rises to the challenge of explaining this mathematician’s work in a nontechnical way by spinning her anecdotal picture of Srinivasa Ramanujan’s sadly abbreviated life around his more easily understood sense of wonder: “Like an artist exploring forms and colors or a poet exploring words and images, Ramanujan threw himself into exploring numbers.” - Kirkus Reviews
Captures Srinivasa Ramanujan’s genius for kids
With endearing illustrations that capture the life of a Brahmin family in a small town, Ramanujan’s untidy shock of hair… and his struggle with health before he passed on, leaving a legacy for future scientists, the book tells his extraordinary story from Madras Port Trust clerk to immortal genius — a reminder that journeys have no limits. Deepa Alexander, The Hindu
Incredible Lives for Young Readers
A must-purchase for libraries, specifically for its handling of diversity and adversity among immigrants studying in higher education as well as its ability to show the childhood joy of discovering patterns and having that segue into higher mathematics. - School Library Journal