He's Actually a Genius!!

BLOCKHEAD: THE LIFE OF FIBONACCI by Joseph D'Agnese  
                                                                         illustrated by John O'Brien

My mom told me about this book after seeing a review of it in her local newspaper.  I got it right away since one of my kids loves math (just like Mom).  It's a good book and not too long as some historical picture books can be.  It begins in a classroom with a young Fibonacci.  He is called a blockhead because he always seems to be thinking rather than paying attention.  Fibonacci's tutor understands his brilliance and encourages him.  Throughout the book, the illustrations contains Fibonacci curves and things in nature made up of numbers in the Fibonacci sequence like flowers with three petals and starfish with five legs.  The book explains the significance of the Fibonacci sequence and how Fibonacci came about defining it in simple terms most can understand.

This is a good book not just for math lovers, but for those who need to hear the message that being different doesn't mean you're bad, it might just mean you're great.