{"product_id":"blockhead-the-life-of-fibonacci-hardcover","title":"Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph D'Agnese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Leonardo grew up and traveled the world, he was inspired by the numbers used in different countries. Then he realized that many things in nature, from the number of petals on a flower to the spiral of a nautilus shell, seem to follow a certain pattern. The boy who was once teased for being a blockhead had discovered what came to be known as the Fibonacci Sequence  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlockhead\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph D'Agnese is a writer and journalist who lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Though he writes about the Middle Ages, he considers himself a Renaissance man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn O'Brien is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand has illustrated many popular children's books, including \u003ci\u003eDid Dinosaurs Eat Pizza \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThis is Baseball. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 11.26 x 8.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757649527072,"sku":"9780805063059","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d0410ebd7e55ad2896a2a1c12362cd1.webp?v=1780107849","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blockhead-the-life-of-fibonacci-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}