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Ce livre documentaire aux magnifiques illustrations souligne le génie de William Playfair, né en Écosse il y a 250 ans. La vision différente du monde de ce grand cerveau ne lui a pas toujours rendu la vie facile. En fait, il se retrouvait souvent incompris de ses amis, de sa famille et de ses patrons. Mais il s'est démarqué par sa vision innovatrice de représenter les chiffres en inventant les graphiques linéaires, les diagrammes en barres et les diagrammes circulaires. Les chiffres illustrés... quelle idée de génie!
Born in Scotland over 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who saw the word differently from other people. Unfortunately, this skill didn't easily translate into the fame and fortune he hoped for. In fact, it often got him in trouble with family, friends and bosses. But Will's innovative vision did inspire a big idea that would set him apart: he turned numbers into pictures by creating line graphs, bar graphs and pie charts! Numbers as pictures? There's an idea that's off the charts!
Original title: Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphics
About the Author: Helaine Becker est l'auteure de nombreux livres informatifs prim?s. Elle a aussi ?crit les r?cits de la collection Les ?toiles de Baie-des-Coucous, ainsi que de nombreux albums illustr's dont Un porc-?pic dans un sapin et Vive le vent d'hiver! Elle vit ? Toronto.
Marie-?ve Tremblay est une illustratrice qui habite ? Montr?al. Elle a illustr? La vengeresse masqu?e et le loup ainsi que les albums tout carton de la s?rie Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers.
Helaine Becker has written many laugh-out-loud funny books for children, including the bestselling Un porc-?pic dans un sapin et Vive le vent d'hiver! She is extremely active in the world of children's literature, in addition to being a swimmer, cyclist, runner, and read-aholic. Helaine lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Marie-?ve Tremblay is an illustrator living in Montreal, Quebec. Books she has illustrated include La vengeresse masqu?e et le Loup, as well as the interactive board books series Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers.
