And what’s this book ALL ABOUT What is an INFOGRAPHIC You probably see numbers every day but there aren’t just ordinary numbers in this book By the Numbers 2 0 is all about bringing data to life so you can understand the story behind the figures Say goodbye to boring old numbers listed on the page Instead you’ll see them in amazing photos cool illustrations fascinating graphs and wacky charts How’d we do it Welcome to the world of infographics These information graphics combine the powers of design and data to show sometimes confusing numbers in a quick fun and uncomplicated way Infographics come in a bunch of different shapes sizes patterns and colors and you’ll find them all in this book So get ready to be amazed surprised and completely captivated You’re about to see numbers data and statistics like you’ve never seen them before Infographics in this book PHOTO INFOGRAPHICS Beautiful photos are used in a photo infographic to illustrate numbers and data while pop-outs present the facts behind the figures See pages 44 45 and 220 221 WORD CLOUDS A word cloud is exactly like how it sounds a cloud of words in which each word’s size varies Word clouds represent the concept of frequency in math and statistics the bigger the number the more important it is See pages 16 17 MAPS When a location is involved it’s helpful to see the data plotted out on a map of the country or even the world Look for location markers to help you find specific data points on each map See pages 142 143 4 0101010101010101 0101010101010101 0101010101010101 0101010101010101 0101010101010101 0101010101010101 0101010101010101
PIE CHARTS Surely you’ve seen a pie before Imagine it split up into slices with each section representing a specific percentage of the whole Voilà You’ve got yourself a pie chart See pages 54 55 and 114 115 VISUAL ARTICLES Have you ever read something that seems too confusing to grasp That’s when visual articles are most useful These are infographics that turn long articles with lots of information into visual data that you can understand and digest quickly See pages 170 171 and 230 231 VERSUS OR COMPARISON INFOGRAPHICS Here a battle takes place between two or more things drawn out so we can clearly see their similarities and differences See pages 12 13 and 98 99 GRAPHS These are classic bar graphs showing the relationship between quantities that you might use in school laid out on x and y axes but we’ve spiced them up a bit for you See pages 32 33 and 216 217 BUBBLE CHARTS These infographics display data in the form of bubbles or other objects in which the biggest ones represent the biggest numbers A comparison of size clearly conveys the differences among the data points See pages 158 159 and 224 225 TIME LINES These are stories illustrated through chronological dates that will take you on a journey from start to finish See pages 20 21 Meet the EXPERTS IN BY THE NUMBERS 2 0 YOU’LL ALSO LEARN EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT AWESOME PEOPLE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF MATH AND NUMBERS YOU’LL GET ADVICE ON MATH SCIENCE AND HOW TO BECOME A NUMBERS WHIZ PLUS LEARN EXACTLY WHAT MAKES THEIR JOBS SO COOL 5
THE BUSY BEE The bees you see buzzing around your garden are an important part of our life on Earth By carrying pollen between flowers they help us grow many of the foods we eat every day Read on to learn more about these hardworking insects 2 PAIRS OF WINGS A bee’s wings beat about 200 times per second creating that famous buzz sound 5 EYES A bee has 2 large compound eyes and 3 small simple eyes on the top of its head 6 LEGS Hind legs have 2 areas called pollen baskets to help carry food back to the hive 6 2 ANTENNAE Each antenna has thousands of scent receptors to help bees smell
ONE BEE FLIES UP TO 20 miles AN HOUR 32 km h ONE BEE CAN FLY UP TO miles 6 WITHOUT A BREAK 10 km ONE HIVE CAN MAKE UP TO 100 Pounds OF HONEY PER YEAR 45 kg ONE BEE VISITS UP TO 100 FLOWERS PER TRIP A QUEEN BEE USUALLY lives 2-3 Years IN THE WILD ONE HIVE OF BEES THAT’S THE SAME AS 2 TRIPS AROUND EARTH AT THE EQUATOR 7 CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN 50,000 MILES 80,467 km TO MAKE 1 POUND 0 5 kg OF HONEY
