A series of simple questions directs young readers to determine the differences between seemingly similar objects, encouraging them to develop powers of observation, discrimination, and visual analysis. There's plenty of opportunity to practice counting, too (but that's just the beginning!). With eye-catching, bold illustrations by a two-time Caldecott Honor-Book recipient.
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PreSchool-Grade 1-- Crews' dynamic illustrations provide a lot of visual appeal to this nevertheless flawed counting book. The narrator walks to various places and wonders about the numbers of things which are to be seen. Unfortunately, several of the questions and illustrations are ambiguous, making the book frustrating for children to use without supervision. On one page when asked to count starfish, many children will count only those with five arms since this is the common starfish with which they are most familiar. Only in the next question do they find that this first counting should have included all of the creatures in the picture. On another page, trucks are to be counted, but it is unclear exactly what constitutes a "truck." Some children will not count fire engines as trucks until asked to count them specifically in later questions. There are also some yellow vehicles which could be buses, vans, or trucks depending upon individual interpretation. All this makes a book which can be confusing for independent readers, especially since there is no key to provide help or reinforcement. This may be considered for purchase and used with adult guidance. --Lori A. Janick, Parkwood Elementary School, Pasadena, Tex.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Entertaining counting practice along with reinforcement of visual literacy important to prereading skills." -- -- Booklist
"Excellent!" -- -- The Five Owls
"Fun and imaginative." -- -- American Bookseller --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Excellent!" -- -- The Five Owls
"Fun and imaginative." -- -- American Bookseller --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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A Fun and Unusual Counting Book,
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This review is from: How Many Snails?: A Counting Book (Counting Books (Greenwillow Books)) (Paperback)
This was one of my children's very favorite counting books when they were young. Instead of simply counting cupcakes or dogs or starfish, this book requires a child to notice small details of the objects and count different subsets of them. For the toy page for example, the child is asked to count all trucks, firetrucks only, and finally, fire trucks with ladders. The brightly colored illustrations are a pleasure, adding to the appeal of this fun and unusual counting book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for an older child,
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This review is from: How Many Snails?: A Counting Book (Counting Books (Greenwillow Books)) (Paperback)
Fun counting book but you child must be able to count up to 25. My 5 year old loves it. My 2 year old twins love it but we have to count different things. There are lots of ways to count each page. Not a quick read a bedtime though.
5.0 out of 5 stars
perfect for preschool,
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This review is from: How Many Snails?: A Counting Book (Counting Books (Greenwillow Books)) (Paperback)
This book is fun! The text is very simple and strightforward. Clearly it is the math concepts that rule here. Preschool aged children get experience in counting groups of objects and also sorting things by characteristics. For example, the first question is, "How many snails?" and the second question would be, "How many snails with swirled shells?"
This book covers early childhood math concepts efficiently and in an engaging way. Highly recommended.
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