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The Warlord's Beads
9781565548633
Regular price $16.99 Sale price $8.50 Save 50%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
Ghouls Come Haunting One by One, The
9781589807860
Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%“What a wonderful book! Children will sing along happily with the reader to the well-known ‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home’ melody put to lively original verse and cheerful chorus.”
—James R. Barrett, library media specialist
In this counting book with a spooky twist, ten ghouls sneak out of the hills and into town for some thrills and fun. Children can follow along as the mischievous creatures haunt one by one until the surprise ending. The story explores such concepts as facing fears and overcoming challenges while the colorful and abstract illustrations inspire creativity. The clever rhymes offer a playful approach to learning language skills.
