From Publishers Weekly
This insignificant addition to the crowded shelves of counting books encourages children to use M&M candies--in specific color configurations--to practice counting from one to 12, and then to form the various sets of 12 (six groups of two; three groups of four, etc.) as well as the shapes of a square, circle and triangle. From its opening lines ("Pour out the candies. Get ready, get set. / This counting book is the tastiest yet!"), the rhymed text is rather banal, and the art--which consists entirely of depictions of these small round candies--is limited and monotonous. Finally, the book ends with a lesson in subtraction, in which youngsters are encouraged to eat the pieces, color by color, until none remains. Perhaps the sugar will give them a kick; unfortunately, this slim book doesn't offer much food for thought. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Pour out the candies. Get ready. Get Set. This counting book is tastiest yet!
This yummy little counting book teaches the numbers 1 - 12, six colors of the "M&Ms" Chocolate Candies, including the new blue and three primary shapes: the circle, square, and triangle. Beginning scholars also learn the sets of twelve. Whats more, children are introduced to simple math!
Hungry learners are rewarded in the last section of the book, where they learn simple subtraction by eating the learning tools, twelve "M&Ms" Chocolate Candies! The review page at the end ties it all together and reinforces newly learned concepts and skills.
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