"This is a thought-provoking analysis for those with specialized knowledge about linguistic and numerical development. The glossary, index, and reference list are excellent additions to the book....Highly recommended."—CHOICE

• Contents: Preface. Introduction: What Children Know and We Have Already Forgotten About Writing and Numerals. What Philosophers Say About Representational Means That May Help Us to Understand What Makes Writing and Numerals So Special. What Historians Say About the Origin and History of Writing and Numerals. What Children Know About Writing Before Being Formally Taught to Write. What Children Know About Numerals Before Being Formally Taught and Immediately Afterward. What Children Know About the Relations Between Writing and Number Notation. The Effect of Writing on Children and Grown-Ups Once It Has Been Learned. Closing Reflections on Notational Systems, Boomerangs, and Circles.

"This is a thought-provoking analysis for those with specialized knowledge about linguistic and numerical development. The glossary, index, and reference list are excellent additions to the book....Highly recommended."—CHOICE

• Contents: Preface. Introduction: What Children Know and We Have Already Forgotten About Writing and Numerals. What Philosophers Say About Representational Means That May Help Us to Understand What Makes Writing and Numerals So Special. What Historians Say About the Origin and History of Writing and Numerals. What Children Know About Writing Before Being Formally Taught to Write. What Children Know About Numerals Before Being Formally Taught and Immediately Afterward. What Children Know About the Relations Between Writing and Number Notation. The Effect of Writing on Children and Grown-Ups Once It Has Been Learned. Closing Reflections on Notational Systems, Boomerangs, and Circles.

"This is a thought-provoking analysis for those with specialized knowledge about linguistic and numerical development. The glossary, index, and reference list are excellent additions to the book....Highly recommended."—CHOICE

• Contents: Preface. Introduction: What Children Know and We Have Already Forgotten About Writing and Numerals. What Philosophers Say About Representational Means That May Help Us to Understand What Makes Writing and Numerals So Special. What Historians Say About the Origin and History of Writing and Numerals. What Children Know About Writing Before Being Formally Taught to Write. What Children Know About Numerals Before Being Formally Taught and Immediately Afterward. What Children Know About the Relations Between Writing and Number Notation. The Effect of Writing on Children and Grown-Ups Once It Has Been Learned. Closing Reflections on Notational Systems, Boomerangs, and Circles.