Let's Count [Hardcover]

Tana Hoban (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Over twenty-five years ago Tana Hoban stunned the children's book world with her innovative black-and-white photographs in Count and See.

Now she returns to the subject, and her glorious full-color pictures add a new dimension to the excitement and fun of counting when numbers are still fresh and something to be mastered.

From one to one hundred -- Let's Count!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2 Hoban has been looking through her camera's viewfinder for years, capturing in crisp black-and-white and vivid color photos everyday objects from new, innovative perspectives. Color, textures, sizes, opposites, and other ideas have flowed through her darkroom to create clear impressions. Here, she returns to numbers, inviting children to master counting from 1 to 15, and then, after jumping to 20, to leapfrog by 10s to 100. Each double-page spread is paired on the left by a huge yellow numeral, the word for the number in white uppercase, and row(s) of large white dots for reinforcement. On the right, is a stellar photo, framed in crisp white, of a corresponding accumulation of interesting objects, ranging from utilitarian rolls of paper towels to svelte mannequin heads modeling hats and sunglasses to a rainbow of colorful thread spools. A deep oceanic ultramarine provides a perfect background for photos, dots, numerals, and letters alike. Eye-catching and enjoyable from its front cover to its final page, and sure to be both as useful and used as its many predecessors. Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Hoban brings us another dazzling picture book. This time she revisits the counting-concept form, enumerating objects from 1 to 15, then from 20 to 50 in tens, ending with 100. Her photos range from the simple--1 hen, 8 Dalmatian puppies--to the more sophisticated--6 twirling rings on the arms of a circus performer; 12 rolls of toilet paper, unpacked and stored on a pantry shelf; 20 mannequin heads, all sporting hats and sunglasses. There are 30 cookies, 50 brown eggs, and 100 spools of thread arranged in the order of the colors of the rainbow. Hoban's talent for taking everyday things and gloriously capturing them in her photos is what makes her books amazing; the pictures here appeal to all the senses and are at once accessible to children and an aesthetic pleasure for adults. Helen Rosenberg

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books; 1st edition (September 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688160085
• ISBN-13: 978-0688160081
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 11.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tana Hoban's photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in galleries around the world. She has won many gold medals and prizes for her work as a photographer and filmmaker. Her books for children are known and loved throughout the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars My Daughter's Favorite!, March 27, 2008

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Vicki Bohn "Internet Shopper" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Count (Hardcover)

For us, the fact that 16-19, 21-29, etc. are not pictured does not distract from this lovely Tana Hoban book at all. My daughter has fallen in love with Tana Hoban books and I find them delightful to share with her. The photographs are engaging and stimulate meaningful conversation between the two of us.

This is my three year old daughter's favorite counting book. For one who wants to count to sixteen or seventeen, you do so as you count to twenty. You can also supplement the book by counting out cheerios to eighteen or nineteen afterwards. I just don't see it as a problem.

Finally, I was really glad to have 100 pictured so that I could share that concept visually with my child without having to count out 100 manipulative objects myself.