The Frog Who Loved Mathematics
4 journalers for this copy...
What happens when the most brilliant mathematician of all time turns out to be a frog?
Concealed beneath mud and slime,
Lay a brilliant mind.
Bobbul may have not been charismatic,
But she had mastered mathematics
Concealed beneath mud and slime,
Lay a brilliant mind.
Bobbul may have not been charismatic,
But she had mastered mathematics
Journal Entry 2 by linguistkris at Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Saturday, September 26, 2015
Thank you so much, Faizy, for your latest work, and for making it a double feature!
Journal Entry 3 by linguistkris at Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, September 28, 2015
This really was not what I expected! For some reason, I had envisioned more of a picture book; not that the 10 pages of text would take a "grown up" reader very long either, but the story was different from what I had thought.
Also, I was rather surprised to find the story wasn't very much about frogs (which I adore: I used to always stalk them at the bottom of the garden, and give them kisses; unfortunately no princes ever came from it ;)). Nor is it really about Mathematics, and the nature of Montblanc's theorem is never revealed.
Instead, The Frog Who is a pretty accurate introduction to academic publishing and what should be good practice concerning quoting, citing or crediting your co-workers. I can't remember if I ever read another children's book about intellectual property, so this is definitely novel and outstanding!
I enjoyed the message and the prose, but as an older reader, I felt a few things were missing from the story. What is Bobbul's back story? Why is she such a great mathematician? What was she doing in the biology lab? (My initial instinct is of course to come up with a B-movie plot and make her math genius the result of some clandestine experiment... :p) Or maybe there is an environmental subtext about animal testing? And why didn't Montblanc get in trouble with the biologists for losing her?
So clearly, the story is quite thought-provoking, but I would have preferred it with a little more detail.
As for the illustrations: It's a little unfortunate that the front cover illustration has turned out somewhat pixelated (probably by some scaling process?), but the illustrations on the back cover and inside are all perfectly fine. I especially enjoyed the mysterious formula itself -- it's great fun to have a closer look and discover the hidden words, sketches ...and flies! ;)
I will pass this around locally and get a few more journal entries and/or reviews elsewhere.
Also, I was rather surprised to find the story wasn't very much about frogs (which I adore: I used to always stalk them at the bottom of the garden, and give them kisses; unfortunately no princes ever came from it ;)). Nor is it really about Mathematics, and the nature of Montblanc's theorem is never revealed.
Instead, The Frog Who is a pretty accurate introduction to academic publishing and what should be good practice concerning quoting, citing or crediting your co-workers. I can't remember if I ever read another children's book about intellectual property, so this is definitely novel and outstanding!
I enjoyed the message and the prose, but as an older reader, I felt a few things were missing from the story. What is Bobbul's back story? Why is she such a great mathematician? What was she doing in the biology lab? (My initial instinct is of course to come up with a B-movie plot and make her math genius the result of some clandestine experiment... :p) Or maybe there is an environmental subtext about animal testing? And why didn't Montblanc get in trouble with the biologists for losing her?
So clearly, the story is quite thought-provoking, but I would have preferred it with a little more detail.
As for the illustrations: It's a little unfortunate that the front cover illustration has turned out somewhat pixelated (probably by some scaling process?), but the illustrations on the back cover and inside are all perfectly fine. I especially enjoyed the mysterious formula itself -- it's great fun to have a closer look and discover the hidden words, sketches ...and flies! ;)
I will pass this around locally and get a few more journal entries and/or reviews elsewhere.
Journal Entry 4 by linguistkris at Hilden, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, September 28, 2015
Let's see if I can't find this another reviewer or two!
this frog jumped right into my bag - let's hope, I will soon find the time to read it.
Journal Entry 6 by dugoengche at OBCZ Oase in der Färberei in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (5/28/2016 UTC) at OBCZ Oase in der Färberei in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
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@ Buchfinder: Viel Spaß mit dem Buch
Wenn du magst, mach einen kurzen Eintrag z.B. wo du das Buch gefunden hast, wie es dir gefiel oder was du damit machen möchtest....
Vielen Dank....
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Seit meiner Schulzeit habe ich keine fremdsprachigen Bücher mehr gelesen- ich glaube nicht, das ich jetzt damit wieder anfange. Aber ich habe es mal für meine Tochter mitgenommen.
Vielleicht darf es mich später mal in den Urlaub begleiten.
Vielleicht darf es mich später mal in den Urlaub begleiten.
Journal Entry 8 by lesealles at Nordpark in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Saturday, May 13, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (5/13/2017 UTC) at Nordpark in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
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Lieber Finder,
ich wünsche dir viel Spaß mit dem Buch.
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Liebes Buch,
dir wünsche ich eine gute Reise und hoffe, das ich bald wieder was von dir höre.
ich wünsche dir viel Spaß mit dem Buch.
Solltest du noch weitere Infos zu Bookcrossing haben möchten, findest du sie hier:
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Liebes Buch,
dir wünsche ich eine gute Reise und hoffe, das ich bald wieder was von dir höre.