History of Counting, The
Publication Information
Author:  Schmandt-Besserat, Denise	Illustrator:  Hays, Michael
Title:  History of Counting, The	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Morrow	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-688-14118-8	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    math
Summary:
This is an accessible and interesting historical look at how and why numbers came to be. The author includes a useful glossary and index. Reviewers considered this a reference book rather than a leisure reading book.
Teaching Ideas:
Learners may want to find places mentioned on maps or globes. Using old counting systems to make computation problems might be fun. The relationship between what a society needs and its language and math might be an interesting topic for discussion or writing.
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures History > time period > Prehistory History > region > Greece > Ancient Greece History > region > Rome > Roman Empire Math > counting

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