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Archimedes had probably the most inventive mind in all history. His war machines beat the mighty Roman Navy. Marcus Claudius Marcellus was the Roman General who finally beat Archimedes. But Marcellus was a fan as well as a foe. The genius of Archimedes becomes clear as Marcellus tells his son why he admired the great man so much.Archimedes inventions are explained in a clear and fun way by award-winning author and illustrator, Shoo Rayner, who has written over 200 books for children and illustrated 80 more for other great authors, such as Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and Rose Impey."Shoo Rayner has a way of breaking things down and making them easy to understand and entertaining too..."

Perfect introduction to Math and Stem conceptsArchimedes incredible inventions and mathematical ideas and introduced in an easy to understand, heavily illustrated style. Elementary/Primary STEM core ideasArchimedes had probably the most inventive mind in all history. His war machines beat the mighty Roman Navy.Marcus Claudius Marcellus was the Roman General who finally beat Archimedes. But Marcellus was a fan as well as a foe.In this book Marcellus tells his son why he admired Archimedes so much and explains, in easy to understand terms, how Archimedes concerts work and are still the foundation of modern Math and Science."My sons favorite book on Archimedes. He loves the fun pictures and all the information packed in this book. Perfect for his report." Lisa G. WachsmannThis is a fully illustrated book layout, so is best viewed on computer screens and tablets.