# Hello Numbers! What Can You Do?: An Adventure Beyond Counting - Hardcover

by **Edmund Harriss** (Author), **Houston Hughes** (Author), **Brian Rea** (Illustrator)

**Learning meets wonder when you invite numbers to come play in your imagination**

First think of **One** peeking out from the night  
Like a point, or a dot, or a shimmering light.

But when One finds a friend to run _from_ or run _to,_  
Then we _can't_ call both "One"--that new One must be **Two**

And should you want something to go in between,  
You'll need a new number, a number like **Three.**

**Four** makes a square when it's standing around,  
But what would you see if it flies off the ground?

And then when _another_ new One comes to mind,  
Yell out its name if you know it . . . it's **Five**

Do _you_ like the way that these numbers are sounding?  
Then join our adventure to count beyond counting

_Hello Numbers What Can You Do?_ is not like any other counting book. As each "new One" appears on the scene, the numbers' antics hint at ever-deeper math. Young readers ages 3 to 6 will not only count along, but begin to wonder about symmetry, angles, shapes, and more.

Written by the mathematician-and-poet team Edmund Harriss and Houston Hughes, and illustrated by longstanding _New York Times_ artist Brian Rea, this rollicking, rhyming book will take you to a whole new world of numbers.

### Author Biography

**Edmund Harriss** is a mathematical artist and clinical assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Arkansas. He is the discoverer of the Harriss spiral. His research has appeared in _Nature_ and in publications of the National Academy of Science and the American Mathematical Society. He has led many math workshops, including at the Museum of Mathematics in New York, appeared several times on the Numberphile YouTube channel, and was the academic director of a summer camp for mathematically gifted elementary students. He is also the creator of Curvahedra, a mathematical construction toy, and is coauthor of the mathematical coloring books _Patterns of the Universe_ and _Visions of the Universe_. He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

**Houston Hughes** was introduced to poetry slam at Hendrix College in 2006, and by 2010 had made the finals stage at the Individual World Poetry Slam. He's spent the years since then touring the country and collaborating on multigenre works with chefs, comedians, vaudeville and sideshow acts, and musicians. He's also produced hundreds of live shows, the critically acclaimed album _Growing Up, Not Old,_ and his TedX talk on storytelling. In 2018 he was named one of Arkansas' ten "Movers and Shakers Worth Watching" by the _Arkansas Democrat Gazette._ More recently he's turned his attention to writing for new mediums including video games, a Youtube channel, and the very book you hold in your hand. He lives in, and loves, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

**Brian Rea** produces drawings and paintings for books, magazines, murals, fashion, and film projects around the world. He has illustrated the popular _New York Times_ column "Modern Love" for a decade, and formerly served as art director for the _Times_ Opinion section. His work has been exhibited in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and in Barcelona at the Fundació Joan Miro. He is an adjunct associate professor at the Art Center College of Design and a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale. His first authored book, _Death Wins a Goldfish_ (Chronicle) published in Spring 2019. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, his son, and his plants.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.6 x 9.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 24, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 17.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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