number systems

A boy wakes up to discover his alarm clock has only odd numbers on it, and his day proceeds to get odder and odder.

A boy wakes up to find a strange day where everything is even, his mother has two heads, and a field trip turns into a very odd ordeal.

Describes how finger counting is used for communication of price and quantity in an East African market place.

Explores the origins of figures through the ages including numerology, superstitions, everyday measurements, sayings and quotations. Also covers numerical records, oddities and games.

Presents an overview of the history of math, in simple text with illustrations, from the earliest use of counting numbers to using numbers to solve problems.

Traces the development of the various number systems that have been used in the world, including the Arabic, Chinese, Egyptian, Gothic, Greek, Roman, and Sanskrit systems.

A simple introduction to numbers and the principles of multiplication.

Includes an assortment of activities and illustrations to help explain numbers.

Explains how every number is part of a family and functions differently.

A guide to numbers, suggesting ways of looking at individual numbers and their unique properties.