It does not only study the arithmetic topics studied in school, but also analyzes how these ones can be used in various other areas and in solving real life problems. Additionally, it does not try to turn enjoyable and entertaining problems into tedious tasks that are often fruitless for serious work. It avoids difficult problems and selects only the material that is accessible for the majority of the readers.

    Irecently spotted the unforgettablecover featuring a giraffe, a seaserpent or kraken, a mythicalArabian Nights type bird (Rukh)carrying an elephant, a schooner,abutterfly and an anachronistichelicopter, on an Ebay listing for“Rare and antiquarian literature”. The author gives a briefdescription and I am quoting fromit :“One book is not really enoughto tell about the many differentrelationships between Man andanimals. Nor have I tried toembrace the subject in itsentirety. I wrote this book forchildren, striving, above all, tomake them understand howimportant it is to know, love andprotect animals” .