The warlord's beads
By: Virginia Walton Pilegard ; illustrated by Nicolas Debon.
Contributors: Debon, Nicolas, ill.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Gretna, La
Language: eng
Subjects: Abacus -- Fiction.; Counting -- Fiction.; China -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: 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.