Pilegard, Virginia Walton.

The warlord's beads / Virginia Walton Pilegard ; illustrated by Nicolas Debon. - Gretna, La. : Pelican Publishing, 2001. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

A young Chinese boy helps his father count the warlord's vast treasures by using beads threaded on a branch. Includes a brief history of the abacus and instructions for making one.

ISBN: 1565548639

LCCN: 00049125

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Abacus--Fiction.
Math
Counting--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.P6283 / Wap 2001

Dewey Class. No.: [E]