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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
Page Count
40
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9781885008978

Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math

Written by Rajani LaRocca and Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan

In this picture book, an Indian boy untangles a mathematical conundrum to win a place at the Rajah's court.

In ancient India, a boy named Bhagat travels to the Rajah's city, hoping to ensure his family's prosperity by winning a place at court as a singer. Bhagat carries his family's entire fortune--a single coin and a chain of seven golden rings--to pay for his lodging. But when the innkeeper demands one ring per night, and every link snipped costs one coin, how can Bhagat both break the chain and avoid overpaying? His inventive solution points the way to an unexpected triumph, and offers readers a friendly lesson in binary number–the root of all computing.

Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
Page Count
40
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9781885008978