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The Warlord's Beads
Hardcover
Series: Warlord's
ConceptsGeneral Juvenile FictionHistory
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781565548633
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: Sep 30 2001
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.70 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
Introduce your little reader to numbers with this tale of a boy in ancient China crafting an abacus to help his father count a warlord's treasure.
Young Chuan lives with his father in the beautiful palace of a powerful Chinese warlord. As a reward for his cleverness in solving the warlord's puzzle, Father is given the job of tallying the warlord's treasure--brilliant jewels, rich brocades, and spices from a thousand lands. Life at the palace is luxurious but filled with so many interruptions Father often loses count! The varying totals lead the suspicious warlord to accuse him of stealing, and Father is about to lose hope. Just in time, Chuan discovers a special use for the warlord's lovely jade beads--a use that will help Father keep an accurate tally and cause the warlord to pronounce Chuan as clever as his Father. Often used by teachers of the primary grades to illustrate the powerful concept of base ten, various types of counting frames appeared in China during the Middle Ages. The Warlord's Beads is a valuable tool for introducing young readers to the wonder of numbers as well as the beauty and mystery of ancient China.
Praise for The Warlord's Beads
A November/December 2001 Booksense 76 Selection
Accelerated Reader Program Selection
Debon's distinctive artwork adds to the fairy tale feeling of this story. --Children's Literature
Debon evocatively depicts court dress and decorative details . . . Capped with a diagram for a modern version of Chuan's counting frame made of cardboard, pipe cleaners, and o-shaped breakfast cereal. --Kirkus Reviews
Debon's well-composed, often dramatic, and sometimes comical paintings bring the story to life. With or without the math lesson, a good picture book for reading aloud. --Booklist
Helpful to children learning how to count, add, and subtract and is a good choice for most collections. --School Library Journal
Children will not be disappointed in this sequel to the award-winning The Warlord's Puzzle. --JoAnn Lum, Hipfish Magazine
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