Helaine Becker. HELAINE BECKER Helaine Becker, who has tackled all genres for young people, is especially well-versed in non-fiction writing including science books, math books and activity books like her award-winning Secret Agent Y.O.U. and Boredom Blasters, and she is no less skilled in telling the story of William Playfair.
Discover her incredible life story in Helaine Becker is the bestselling author of more than books for children and young adults, including the enduring Canadian Christmas classic A Porcupine in a Pine Tree and the international bestseller Counting on Katherine.
Hermine Antonie Helene Becker, born Germany, by Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Marie-Ève Tremblay ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 4, The origins of the now-ubiquitous line graph, bar graph, and pie chart are rarely considered. This title introduces the Scotsman who first plotted and promoted these tools for easily communicating complex information.
By Helaine Becker; illustrated Becker’s picture book biography celebrates those of us who see the world differently from other people. The narrative hits the mark for a child audience, and Tremblay’s art, rendered digitally, adds the right touch of humor to the text.
"An ant and grasshopper story With this story of an unconventional man whose creative expressions revolved around math, science, engineering and technology, bestselling author Helaine Becker has created the perfect picture book introduction to STEM education.
Book is a sound and With this story of an unconventional man whose creative expressions revolved around math, science, engineering and technology, bestselling author Helaine Becker has created the perfect picture book introduction to STEM education. It would easily find use across curriculums in the classroom.
Sprinkles is posing with Emmy Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs is a picture book biography of William Playfair. Helaine Becker draws the reader through Playfair's early life, his education and professional life, as well as how he thought up the first graphs.
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Helaine Becker is the bestselling author of more than books for children and young adults, including the enduring Canadian Christmas classic A Porcupine in a Pine Tree and the international bestseller Counting on Katherine.