Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn't

This was an extremely informative book about how the number zero came to be, and all of the bumps along the road and history of how numbers were recorded throughout time and in different cultures!

The explanations are short and concise, but spare no important details to share the story of zero.

A great way you to make the concept of “nothing” more concrete for elementary grade students.

Thank you to NetGalley and Charlesbridge for sharing a copy of this book for me to review.

A fascinating topic that probably isn't asked about very often, despite the fact that we deal with "zeroes" every day. Great details are paired together with colorful images, which make for what I think would be fun for families to read together. I think I'll be looking for this book when it publishes in-person, so that I may be able to see what the pages look like with full/proper formatting.

The history of the development of zero in various cultures. I thought that this was a really well laid out history for kids! It was easy to understand and did a good job highlighting various cultures around the world.