The Story
Adam Up is an alien from the planet Numberth. He is not a big fan of maths and prefers not to try when faced with number problems. One day, when exploring the office belonging to his mother – a famous explorer who mysteriously disappeared several years ago – Adam finds a magical calculator. When he turns the calculator on, creatures called the Number Crunchers pop out and explain what happened to his mother – she had travelled to the Land of Problems where she had hoped to find ‘The Golden Ratio’, but she never came back. Adam discovers a portal to the Land of Problems and plans to jump through. However, just before he does, his best friend Millie Metre enters and the two travel together. As Adam and Millie reach the Land of Problems, they realise that their maths skills need to be sharp, but with concentration and a little bit of help from the Number Crunchers, they might just make it and possibly find Adam’s mother.
The Creators
James Summerfield teaches a variety of subjects at a Special Education School in the West Midlands, UK. As well as being one of the finest teachers to ever grace our planet, James is a highly talented musician – he can play the guitar, piano, drums, cello, and kazoo. He also has a fine beard.
Sam Kordan teaches maths at a High School in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He has had various maths related jobs across three different countries and is the nerd of the pair. Sam plays the bass guitar to an average standard and is only capable of producing one melody when writing songs. He can’t grow a beard.
In 2014ish, James and Sam began creating maths songs. Their first song, ‘Multiply by 2 and 4’, was an instant ‘hit’. This was followed up by the world famous ‘Perimeter’ song which rakes in regular views on Youtube to this day. Parents of students would comment how their dinner times had been ruined due to the constant singing of the catchy, albeit slightly irritating, tunes. The songs are naturally accompained by state of the art animations. The Adam Up universe is continually expanding and there are also posters, tutorial videos, games, memory aids, vocabulary mats and more!