Book
Lines, bars and circles : how William Playfair invented graphs / written by Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Marie-©ŁEve Tremblay.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771385701
- ISBN: 1771385707
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Elementary Grade. 820L Lexile. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athena Public Library | JUV 001.422 BEC (Text) | 37813000166507 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | J 001.4 Bec (Text) | 35178001716573 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Helix Public Library | ER 001.4 BEC (Text) | 37835000110763 | Easy Reader Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ione Public Library | J001 BEC (Text) | 37843000081513 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | j. 001.4 BECKE (Text) | 33330004084036 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
