Fun introduction to counting for early learners; great for pre-schools and nurseries as well as for Reception and Year 1 classes; Uses familiar topics such as animals and the body but also an exciting space theme to encourage imagination; Aligns with Year 1 Maths curriculum statutory requirements for number and place value
Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teachers’ Choice Award from Learning Magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minnesota.
Counting, hidden numbers to find, and fun facts are included in
these two books. The first one presents 11 vegetables, from 1
tomato to 11 peppers, resulting in 12 plates of salad for a family.
Each page records the harvesting with sentences featuring 11
different verbs and alliteration adjectives and nouns, which will
encourage vocabulary expansion. The second title describes
construction from the ground up, with "One big plan for making a
big building" to a handy enumeration of the machines needed to
complete it, culminating with "Twelve stories tall, the new
building gleams in the sun." "Fun Facts" includes information about
the world's tallest structure (the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario)
and a listing of occupations connected with construction. In both
books, bright, bold illustrations on full spreads make the items
easy to count. Multiple uses and learning opportunites make these
titles useful purchases.
*School Library Journal*
These Know Your Numbers titles are a pleasant departure from the
cartoonish artwork and uninspiring design exhibited by many picture
books in series. They feature inviting, bright illustrations that
are digitally rendered but give the impression of textured
cut-paper and they liven up a potentially dry topic – counting –
with enticing real-world situations: building a skyscraper,
harvesting vegetables to make tossed salad for dinner. Though both
books are well done, (One Big Building) perhaps shines brightest.
Little ones will find Ouren's bustling workers and vehicles in bold
primary colors mesmerizing and they'll love counting all 12 stories
of the finished building, so tall that the horizontally formatted
book must be rotated 90 degrees to accommodate a picture of it.
Sidebars depict each number in three different ways -- as a word, a
digit, and a series of dots -- and the numerals hidden somewhere on
each spread will keep children engaged.
*Booklist*
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