How Many, How Many, How Many
Are
you ready? It's a race! How many HOW MANYs can you guess? Twelve
energetic children race through the pages of this colorful counting book
as each tackles a different HOW MANY question phrased and answered in
sprightly verse. Swept along by the pace, readers will count to 12 with
the racers and pick up fun facts as they go: the ONE boy who jumped over
the candlestick, the names of the FOUR seasons, and the SEVEN colors of
a rainbow, just to name a few. With pictures as energetic and full of
surprises as the rollicking verse, this clever book celebrates the joys
of counting.
A combination of riddles, nursery rhymes, and Trivial Pursuit gives this nifty counting book its special twist," said PW, noting that Jabar's "exuberant" artwork is "bound to welcome budding mathematicians to these pages." Ages 3-up.
School Library Journal
- Age Range: 3 - 7 years
- Grade Level: Preschool - 2
- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1564026566
- ISBN-13: 978-1564026569
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Publishers WeeklyA combination of riddles, nursery rhymes, and Trivial Pursuit gives this nifty counting book its special twist," said PW, noting that Jabar's "exuberant" artwork is "bound to welcome budding mathematicians to these pages." Ages 3-up.
School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade
1-A multicultural cast of a dozen boys and girls exuberantly dashes
through the pages of this book, holding numbers and counting various
items from 1 to 12. Vigorous, energetic scratchboard illustrations in
vivid colors accompany each simple, rhyming couplet that asks a
question, and the answer appears on the facing page, e.g., "Spiders like
to steal her seat./How many things does Muffet eat?/ Two/ Curds and
whey." Readers are encouraged to count people, animals, and objects from
familiar rhymes, tales, the world, and even the universe ("Round and
round in space they run./How many planets ring the sun?"). The
well-designed and uncluttered double-page spreads focus attention on the
items to be counted. In addition, Jabar has included special details
for the observant to notice. The last page lists additional things to
look for in each of the 12 spreads. (A quibble here: "twelve hours" will
not be clear to preschoolers who see, instead, twelve numbers on a
clock.) This cheerful book, good for independent reading, one-on-one
sharing, and story time, is an effective introduction to the first 12
cardinal numbers, but can also be a springboard to further learning
experiences. The concept here complements Pat Hutchins's One Hunter
(Greenwillow, 1982). How many counting books does a library need? At
least one more! - Cynthia K. Richey, Mt. Lebanon Public Library,
Pittsburgh, PA
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