| The Warlord's Beads Contributor(s): Pilegard, Virginia (Author), Debon, Nicolas (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565548639 ISBN-13: 9781565548633 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2001 Annotation: Clever young Chuan comes to the rescue of his father and in the process invents the abacus. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 00049125 |
| Series: Warlord's |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.7" W x 11.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 55695 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Clever Chuan devises a simple way for his father to quickly and accurately count all the warlord's treasure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Debon, Nicolas: - Nicolas Debon is a freelance illustrator in Versailles, France. In addition to his illustrations for the Warlordís Series, he is also the author/illustrator of several other books, including two Canadian Governor Generalís Literary Award finalists.Pilegard, Virginia: - Virginia Walton Pilegard wrote The Warlord's Puzzle as part of a teaching unit that uses informal geometry to strengthen students' visual learning abilities. Mrs. Pilegard studied elementary mathematics and completed both a B.A. and M.A. in Education. She then went on to teach elementary grades and in juvenile correction schools. |