Richard Bowman’s Book Treats Participants to a Fun Learning Math Experience during the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Richard Bowman’s “Frances and Millie Play in the Numbers Park” was part of the two events’ book fairs, giving the participants a chance to see up-close this delightful and colorful math learning book for kids. The book depicts the friendship of two young girls from two different cultures, bonding and having fun over at Numbers Park. They would go to this local park, climb, and play on large numbers used as sculptures.

The book is designed as an easy-to-learn educational resource material where children can learn to connect the symbols and words for numbers and learn the basics of mathematics and addition by counting items. The illustrations are visually appealing, can easily captivate the kids’ attention, and get them excited to learn math.

Dr. Richard L. Bowman has been involved in education and writing for most of his life. Aside from writing, he is also a semi-professional photographer and an illustration artist. Dr. Bowman designed “Frances and Millie Play in the Numbers Park” to combine simple storytelling, number facts, and colorful illustrations to aid teachers and parents in bringing students up to speed on the basics of mathematics.

Get your kids to love math through a fun learning experience. Grab a copy of “Frances and Millie Play in the Numbers Park” on Amazon, or visit the author’s website at www.RichardLBowman.com.

“Frances and Millie Play in the Numbers Park”
Author | Richard Leroy Bowman
Published date | August 6, 2021
Publisher | WestBow Press
Book Genre | Children (age 3-6)

Author Bio

Richard Bowman is a retired college physics professor and an ordained Christian minister. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Eastern Mennonite University, a master’s degree in physics from Kent State University, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from Oregon State University. Beyond this formal training, Bowman has been involved in education and writing for most of his life. Until retiring in 2012, he taught college students physics (with some chemistry and computer science thrown in) for 33-plus years. After retirement, Dr. Bowman taught chemistry and physics to high school students in English in Albania for several years (from February 2014 through August 2016 in Albania and from September 2016 to June 2018 as virtual classes online from the USA). During these years, he has given many physics and chemistry “shows” in elementary schools.

Aside from writing books, he is also a semi-professional photographer and an illustration artist.

Richard’s other published works include academic articles, a doctoral dissertation, Christian faith articles, and two other books such as “Living Prayer: A Bible Study Calling for Action,” and “Little Rich’s Questions: Humor to Help Our Faith Stay Healthy.”

Richard, with his wife, Elise, now lives in a retirement community in Harrisonburg, VA, where they enjoy time together, reading and writing, and getting to know their community.

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