Drawing on years of research, a renowned archaeologist traces the evolution of counting.
Book Council. 00-01 Utah Book Award (Informational Books) Notable Children\'s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2000, National Council for SS & Child.
Engrossing and enlightening, this fascinating book introduces children to one of our most important inventions.
She shows how the concept of numbers came about, how various societies answered the question ``How many?,`` and how our modern-day decimal system was developed.
Drawing on years of research, a renowned archaeologist traces the evolution of counting