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Young Chuan lives with his father in the beautiful palace of a powerfulChinese warlord. As a reward for his cleverness in solving the warlordispuzzle, Father is given the job of tallying the warlordistreasure--brilliant jewels, rich brocades, and spices from a thousandlands. Life at the palace is luxurious but filled with so manyinterruptions Father often loses count The varying totals lead thesuspicious warlord to accuse him of stealing, and Father is about to losehope. Just in time, Chuan discovers a special use for the warlordislovely jade beads--a use that will help Father keep an accurate tally, andcause the warlord to pronounce Chuan as clever as his Father.Often used by teachers of the primary grades to illustrate the powerfulconcept of base ten, various types of counting frames appearedin China during the Middle Ages. The Warlordis Beads is avaluable tool for introducing young readers to the wonder of numbers aswell as the beauty and mystery of ancient China.
Synopsis
Young Chuan lives with his father in the beautiful palace of a powerful Chinese warlord. As a reward for his cleverness in solving the warlordis puzzle, Father is given the job of tallying the warlordis 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 warlordis 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
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Clever Chuan devises a simple way for his father to quickly and accurately count all the warlordis treasure.