Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani

<p><strong>From <em>Althea Gibson</em> author Megan Reid and rising star artist Aaliya Jaleel illustrator of <em>Under My Hijab </em> comes the first picture book about trailblazing mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani the first woman to win the world's most prestigious honor in mathematics. Perfect for fans of <em>Hidden Figures</em> and <em>Mae Among the Stars</em>. </strong></p> <p>As a little girl Maryam Mirzakhani was spellbound by stories. She loved reading in Tehran's crowded bookstores and at home she'd spend hours crafting her own tales on giant rolls of paper.</p> <p>Maryam loved school especially her classes in reading and writing. But she did <em>not</em> like math. Numbers were nowhere near as interesting as the bold adventurous characters she found in books. Until Maryam unexpectedly discovered a new genre of storytelling: In geometry numbers became shapes each with its own fascinating personality--making every equation a brilliant story waiting to be told.</p> <p>As an adult Maryam became a professor inventing new formulas to solve some of math's most complicated puzzles. And she made history by becoming the first woman--and the first Iranian--to win the Fields Medal mathematics' highest award.</p> <p><em>Maryam's Magic</em> is the true story of a girl whose creativity and love of stories helped her--and the world--to see math in a new and inspiring way.</p>