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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale

One Grain of Rice

$22

This children’s book explores the power of exponential growth through a powerful reinforcing loop.   A rajah who believes himself to be wise and fair uses his hungry people’s rice for himself year after year, until a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan using the surprising power of doubling to win a billion grains of rice from the rajah.

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This children's book explores the power of exponential growth through a powerful reinforcing loop.   A rajah who believes himself to be wise and fair uses his hungry people's rice for himself year after year, until a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan using the surprising power of doubling to win a billion grains of rice from the rajah. Share it with your children to improve their capacity for systems thinking. The System Dynamics Society will receive affiliate compensation if you purchase this book using the link to Amazon.

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