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Little Suzy's Zoo: Witzy's Numbers

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This small and attractive board book attempts to present young children with an understanding of basic numberals (1-10). Each page depicts a different number by using illustrations and asking the reader to count the number of items present. For example, the number "3" is represented with three butterflies. The uniqueness of this book lies in in a turnable "wheel" flap that provides the answer to each page. To use the previous example, a child can turn the flap until he or she finds the picture of the butterfly; this picture will have the number "3" next to it. The drawback is that most young children probably won't understand the concept of the book at first, at least not without some guidance from an older person. The rotating flap, although sturdy, appears to be prone to damage if the book were to be heavily circulated in a public library. It is therefore recommended for single families with children ages 2-5.

This book appears to teacher numbers but I did not find this to be the case. Throughout the entire book the phrase "how many" appears without a clear indication of how many there really are. I did not think this would be helpful to a child learning their numbers if they didn't know how many should be there. After analyzing the book, I realized a little movable wheel that turns with a picture matching one of the pages in the book. On this wheel a number was shown. This is the answer to "how many" on each page. I found this to be a confusing book and would not recommend this to the beginning number learner. This book may prove useful to one who is knows how to count well and is in need of a challenge and reinforcement.