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Aczel, Amir D Adler, David A. Barr, Lois Geisert, Arthur. Holub, Joan. Midthun, JosephGeisert, Arthur.
Summary: Introduces Roman numerals, and by counting pigs in the illustrations the reader can reinforce the mathematical concept.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Numbers GeisertAdler, David A.
Summary: Introduces the seven symbols and their values, shows how to add and subtract to make numbers. Teaches how the symbols interact and about the bar across the top and the open box that are used for larger numbers. Shows Roman numerals in real life settings: on clocks, in books, and on buildings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 513.5 AdlBarr, Lois
Summary: Toy numbers and letters meet and, in some cases, clash in a classroom during recess, but soon discover they have some things in common.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE BARSummary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the history of numbers and number systems"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 512.7 NUMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 512.7 NUMHolub, Joan.
Summary: Zero believes that he is a hero, but the counting numbers think he is worthless until they get into trouble with some Roman numerals, and only Zero can help.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLHolub, Joan.
Summary: Zero believes that he is a hero, but the counting numbers think he is worthless until they get into trouble with some Roman numerals, and only Zero can help.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE ZERMidthun, Joseph
Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the history of numbers and number systems"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From “promises to pay” on ancient Babylonian tablets to the insolvency of present-day consumerist America, this program explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are central to civilization. Historian Niall Ferguson examines financial transactions recorded in cuneiform; the transition from Roman numerals to Arabic symbols for greater speed and efficiency among medieval...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Aczel, Amir D
Summary: "The invention of numerals is perhaps the greatest abstraction the human mind has ever created. Virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. The story of how and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery. Finding Zero is an adventure filled saga of Amir Aczel's lifelong obsession: to find the original...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510.1 ACZSummary: The humble digit 1 has in actuality been the prime mover in creating the entire concept of mathematics-and a surprisingly large force in the shaping of world history. This very clever video hosted by the irrepressible Terry Jones of Monty Python fame tells the entire story of 1 and how, with 0, it has come to dominate society through digital technology. Landmark developments-addition and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007