1 Is One [Hardcover]

Tasha Tudor (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000 | Age Level: 4 and up

1 is one duckling

swimming in a dish

2 is two sisters

making a wish

"There will, of course, always be children who must learn to count. Teach them also to enjoy the process and to count those things that are most important to them. Eighteen stars twinkling in the sky and twelve baby birds learning how to sing are an excellent start."

Tasha Tudor

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Adapted from the Caldecott Honor book 1 Is One (1956) for a board book edition, Tasha Tudor's simple text and naturalistic watercolors alternate with b&w drawings to put the focus on counting. Ages 1-4.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tasha Tudor is a Caldecott artist with more than ninety books to her credit. She is known across the world for her glowing watercolor decpictions of the American rural scene of a century ago and for her exquisite paintings of children, flowers, and animals. Tasha Tudor is also the illustrator of A Child's Garden of Verses, The Night Before Christmas, The Springs of Joy, A Time to Keep, The Dolls' Christmas, All for Love, Pumpkin Moonshine, A Tale for Easter, A is for Annabelle, and 1 is One, a Caldecott Honor Book. She lives in Vermont.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers; 1 edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689828438
• ISBN-13: 978-0689828430
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely & Lyrical~, May 24, 2000

By 

Susan Kingsley "ecse_teacher5204" (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1 Is One (Hardcover)

1 is One is classic Tasha Tudor. The illustrations are of days gone by ~ bonneted girls and a boy writing on a slate; simple, natural settings with some of a whimsical nature (I especially enjoyed the "12 baby birds learning how to sing"). In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, the text teaches the numbers 1 through 20 in a rhythmical way. A joy for adult and child alike!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five is Five Stars, August 29, 2004

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R, your friendly neighborhood reviewer - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1 Is One (Hardcover)

Tasha Tudor's 1 is One teaches children numbers with a lyrical, poem-like text. The illustrations look like they would be perfect for a spring calendar. I would recommend this book to anyone whos children are bored with the semi- mediocre picture books out today.

1 is one duckling swimming in a dish
2 is two sisters making a wish
3 is three swallows up in the sky
4 is four sheep nibbling rye
5 is five eggs in a pretty round nest
6 is six children all dressed in their best
7 is seven apples on a little apple tree
8 is eight daffodills you are picking for me

The book goes on the the number twenty. This is one for the picture book lover in all of us.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1 is One, September 24, 2000

By 

Mary Ziller, Librarian - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1 Is One (Hardcover)

A classically illustrated Caldecott Honor Book counts to twenty in rhyming short sentences. The author notes, "There will...always be children who must learn to count. Teach them also to enjoy the process and to count those things that are important to them," and she does.