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Lauber, Patricia.

The story of numbers. Illustrated by Mircea Vasiliu. - New York Random House [1961] - 80 p. illus. 24 cm.

Tells of early man's first need to count, the influence of agriculture and herding on the development of the tally, and numerical systems from Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, Rome, and India.

LCCN: 61007769 /L/AC/r852

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Numeration--Juvenile literature.
Number systems.

LC Class. No.: PZ10.L23 / St

Dewey Class. No.: 511