Fun intro to Trig book for stocking?

[Acorn]

I have a math loving 7th grader who is curious about basic trig because she runs into it on adaptive tests at school. I'm looking for a fun intro book for a present. I don't want a curriculum book that will overwhelm the child, but more something fun to read.  Initially I was looking at  a Basher science book: Algebra and Geometry, but I think that would have been better about two years ago.  It is hard to tell by shopping online.  

[Lori D.]

Not about Trig, but my own math-loving (college age) DS#1 has really enjoyed this whole series by Clifford Pickover:
- The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Math
- The Physics Book: From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics
- The Chemistry Book: From Gunpowder to Graphene, 250 Milestones in the History of Chemistry

DS#1 also really enjoyed:
- Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors (Matt Parker)


I know nothing about these titles, (and they may include adult topics, or be the wrong interest-level for your student) but they look interesting:
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Selfe)
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe (Strogatz)
The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math from One to Infinity (Strogatz)

[Lori D.]

ETA:
Maybe this? Although it looks fairly "school-y" to me...
Must Know High School Trigonometry (McCune)


Or what about:

Sneaky Math: Graphic Primer with Projects (Tymony) -- Algebra, Geometry, Trig, Calculus
He's probably beyond the first half of it, BUT... if your 7th grader also enjoys hands-on, this looks fun.

[Emerald Stoker]

There are some interesting books published by Dover; here's Mathographics by Robert Dixon: https://store.doverpublications.com/0486266397.html

And here are some Lewis Carroll mathematical puzzles (I had these when I was a teen--much fun!!): https://store.doverpublications.com/0486204936.html

Or maybe some spherical trig? This book is one I've browsed quite a bit--one of my teens will be reading it after Christmas: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691148922/heavenly-mathematics

Hope you find the perfect gift!

Edited November 28, 2020 by Emerald Stoker

[Emerald Stoker]

Oh! How could I have forgotten Murderous Maths?? Here's the trig book: http://www.murderousmaths.co.uk/books/bkmm10.htm

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by Emerald Stoker