When the World Learned to Count

Where the World Learned to Count is a beautifully illustrated children's story that follows Omi, a curious young girl, on a gentle journey through time and across cultures to discover how people around the world first learned to count.

Guided by a glowing firefly, Omi travels through different lands, where she encounters the rhythms of West African drums and beads, the symbols of Ancient Egypt shaped by the rise and fall of the Nile, the balance and simplicity of Chinese number forms, the in...