If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet! Just follow the sign to the beach, where a bunch of fun-loving crabs, lounging dogs, gleeful insects, and bewildered-looking snails obligingly offer their feet for counting in a number of silly, surprising combinations — from one to one hundred!
These eighteen zany rhyming riddles involve addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication to calculate everything from poodle weights to travel time. And for anyone who's stumped, the answers are included in mirror-writing below each riddle.
A kids' counting book that lets young readers enjoy a short and simple tale about a frog who can't play hide-and-seek because he can't count to ten. He begins as one lonely frog, rides away on a two-wheeled bicycle, and coasts along for three miles, and so forth. A bicycle accident causes him to see eight doctors, receive nine bandages, and then get a bill for ten dollars. In recounting the eve…
Ten sly piranhas are swimming in a river, but one at a time they disappear, until there is only one left. Now that this proud overeater is the only surviving piranha, he is confident that he can eat anybody. But while he may be the cleverest fish in the river, he is no match for the giant crocodile lurking on the bank. Children will love learning to count backward in this crafty tale about one …
From the author/illustrator of Kindergarten ABC comes a new kindergarten book that focuses on counting to 100 and on fun activities in and out of the kindergarten classroom! Meet Petey! Petey is excited for kindergarten. Petey counts his way through the day using everything from his crayons to his footsteps. Fun, animated text and bright, watercolor illustrations add up to a perfect book for…
The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A" — while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike.
"M&M's" chocolate candies are used to introduce children to the numbers 1 through 12, colors, and primary shapes
In the tradition of his best-selling alphabet book, Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base takes young readers on an exhilarating journey of discovery with an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook, and art book. From the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of outback Australia, the animals come together to dr…
Margo has invited 10 friends for dinner on her birthday. Come and join the party!