Friend of Numbers

The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan

Written by Priya Narayanan

Illustrated by Satwik

Gade

SPECS

• ISBN 978-0-8028-5608-1

• $17.99 / CAN $23.99

• Ages 5–9

• Picture book

• 40 pages

• Hardcover, unjacketed

Rights

• Full-color illustrations throughout

• Trim size: 9.5” x 10.5”

• BISAC Code: JNF007050

• Series: Incredible Lives for Young Readers

North America and UK English rights; enhanced and unenhanced eBook rights; all other rights Tulika

Description

A memorable, inspiring introduction to a groundbreaking figure in STEM history.

Growing up in southern India, Srinivasa Ramanujan was fascinated by numbers: they made patterns only he could see. Soon he spent as much time as he could exploring concepts and trying to publish his ideas. In 1914, twenty-six-year-old Ramanujan sailed to England to work with the acclaimed mathematician G.H. Hardy. Cambridge University was so different from home, but Ramanujan’s love of numbers kept him going. He had big questions to ask—and important discoveries to make!

With bright, occasionally amusing art and compelling back matter, this captivating biography is an unforgettable portrait of one of history’s most incredible mathematical minds.

AUTHOR

KEYWORDS: STEM, math, biography, Srinivasa Ramanujan, India, England, twentieth century

Priya Narayanan is a writer, poet, and architect based in Ahmedabad City, India. While researching Friend of Numbers, she traveled to many places associated with Srinivasa Ramanujan, including his homes in Kumbakonam and Chennai, India, and in Cambridge, England. Visit Priya’s website at priyanarayanan.in and follow her on Twitter @moonspotting.

Illustrator

Satwik Gade is an artist and designer whose work is inspired by comics, Indian mythology, and Impressionist art. He lives in Chennai, India, where he is a political cartoonist for the newspaper The Hindu. Follow Satwik on Instagram @satwikgade.

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