The number devil : a mathematical adventure /
Hans Magnus Enzensberger ; illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner.
- New York : Henry Holt, c1998.
- 262 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Translation of: Zahlenteufel: Ein Kopfkissenbuck fur alle die Angst vor Mathematik haben.
Annoyed with his math teacher who assigns word problems and won't let him use a calculator, twelve-year-old Robert finds help from the number devil in his dreams.