One Grain of Rice
A Mathematical Folktale
By Demi; (Illustrator)
(Scholastic Press, Hardcover, 9780590939980, 40pp.)
Publication Date: April 1997
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Science & Technology
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Description
Long ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all the people's rice for himself. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan, using the surprising power of doubling to win more than one billion grains of rice from the raja.
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