Book Descriptions
for Count on Your Fingers African Style by Claudia Zaslavsky and Jerry Pinkney
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Different traditional methods of finger counting used by several groups of people in one West African region even today are demonstrated within the setting of a busy marketplace.
CCBC Choices 1980. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1980. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
In the African marketplace, people buy and trade using many different languages including various methods of finger counting. This beautifully illustrated picture book takes readers on a tour of the markets, showing the traditional finger counting styles of various African peoples.
Many children develop math phobia early. This book explores the practicality of math within the context of African culture and helps children see that math can be fun and creative.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.