Author(s): David Birch,Devis Grebu
No. of Pages: 32 pages
Date Published: 29 Jul 1993
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Format: Paperback | 32 pages
Dimensions: 208.28 x 264.16 x 2.54mm | 45.36g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: Hawthorn, Australia
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: colour illustrations

"Masterfully told."--School Library Journal A great story for children learning mathematical concepts, The King's Chessboard tells the story of a wise man who refuses the king's reward for completing a favor. When the king insists the man accept a reward, the man proposes a deal: He will take a payment of rice equal to each square on the king's chessboard--doubling the amount he receives with each day. This quickly empties out the royal coffers. . . .

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