Murderous Maths: Do You Feel Lucky?

How likely is it that you could learn to love maths? What are the chances of your boring maths class being cancelled today? How about winning the lottery tomorrow or going on a school trip to the Bahamas? Don’t fancy your chances? Well, if probability puts you in a panic, this is the Murderous Maths book for you! See why coins have no memory! Find out whether Urgum the Axeman is likely to lose his head! Join Riverboat Lil and Brett Shuffler in a mathematical tangle with swamp snakes! Chances are, you’ll love it!

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    Kjartan Poskitt

    Kjartan lives in York with his wife and four children. He regularly performs at venues all over the country.

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    Winner of the 2012 Sheffield Children’s Book Award for Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head.

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    Philip Reeve

    Philip Reeve is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of the Mortal Engines books.

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    Philip has won many major awards, including the Nestle Smarties and Blue Peter prizes for Mortal Engines, the Guardian prize for A Darkling Plain and the Carnegie medal for Here Lies Arthur.

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