The abacus was the "great grandparent" of many other kinds of counting machines, such as the adding machine, the cash register, the computer, and the electronic calculator. It's easy to see where we...
Eko, eno, esa
If you speak English, you start by counting, "One, two, three.. .." If you speak Spanish, you start by counting, "Uno, dos, tres. . . ." And if you speak Ashanti, a language of Africa, you start by...
Stop at ten
Before people began to count, they probably had no name for any number but one. Suppose a hunter wanted to tell about a small herd of four to six deer he had seen. He might just say it was a "hand"...
Counting sheep
How many sheep are there, here? Two, of course. You didn't have to count them to know that. You could tell at a glance. And you probably don't have to count these sheep either, to know that there...
Fingers, pebbles, and wiggly marks
What would we do without numbers? Why, we couldn't even count! We couldn't keep track of birthdays, Or of any other amount. But have there always been numbers? Were they always just "lying around"?...
Turn, turn, turn
How many wheels do you use in a day? You can count wheels that roll---bicycle wheels, car wheels, and bus wheels, too. They help you get places. A push from you or an engine makes the axle turn. And...
The soldier from Poland
> Pulaski Day > > October 11 Count Casimir Pulaski was a Polish nobleman who fought for the Americans in the Revolutionary War. While in France in 1777, Pulaski learned of the American Revolution...
Counting
> To count myself > > Is quickly done. > > There's never more of me Than one. > > Counting > > by Karla Kuskin > > Toucans Two > > by Jack Prelutsky Whatever one toucan can do is sooner done...
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? The...
