How Many Teeth? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) [Paperback]

Paul Showers (Author), True Kelley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1

When you were a baby, you didn't have any teeth at all. Then as you grew, your teeth started to come in. First one, then two - and finally, twenty teeth in all!

But you won't keep these teeth forever. First one, then two, will wiggle loose. Maybe you've lost some of your first teeth already. When the little teeth come out and the big teeth come in, everyone can see - you're growing up.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- How many teeth does one have during the various stages of life? That is the premise in this introduction that has been a mainstay in libraries serving children for nearly 30 years (HarperCollins, 1962). The update is long overdue. Changes in text are slight; the big transformation is in the book's overall appearance. The characters have been given an updated, more cartoonlike look, with new hairstyles and casual clothing. Gender and ethnic representation is more balanced, and the figures are more active. A baby formerly being held and fed is now feeding himself a bottle, Elizabeth has escaped her confining highchair, and readers see Sam brushing his teeth morning and night, rather than just a sketch of the sun and moon. But the biggest change is in the parents. Yesterday's stay-at-home Mom, in bathrobe, rollers, and lipstick, and Dad, in his business suit, have been replaced by a couple enjoying themselves at a picnic. Full-color watercolors replace Galdone's two-color drawings. All contribute to a striking uplift for an old standby, worth serious consideration. --Denise L. Moll, Lone Pine Elementary School, West Bloomfield,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Paul Showers wrote twenty books for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including favorites such as What Happens to a Hamburger? and Where Does the Garbage Go? Mr. Showers worked on the Detroit Free Press, the New York Herald Tribune, and for thirty years, the Sunday New York Times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Collins; Revised edition (March 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064450988
• ISBN-13: 978-0064450980
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Paul Showers wrote twenty books for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including favorites such as What Happens to a Hamburger? and Where Does the Garbage Go? Mr. Showers worked on the Detroit Free Press, the New York Herald Tribune, and for thirty years, the Sunday New York Times.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How Many Teeth?, February 25, 2002

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Laurie K. Ghigleri, BS, RDH (Kennewick, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Many Teeth? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent educational tool. I am a public health dental hygienist and I use this book in grades K-2. The bright pictures and clever rhymes make it very entertaining for children. It is a great way to teach kids about their mouths and oral health!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humours, rhymming, informative, September 1, 2001

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Steven Marks "Prog Harpo" (Petaluma, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Many Teeth? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (Paperback)

When my 5 year old lost his first tooth, he was asking all sorts of questions: WHY did I lose a tooth, WHEN will I lose more....

Thi sbook answers those questions. It has a chart which looks inside the gums to show a new tooth pushing out the old. The book alternates between a story line and a poem. At the end it gets funny with a boy not being able to sing the rhyme like the others because he lost 2 teeth and he "thounds funny".

I let my son's reactions rate books: this is a 5.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five year old loved it, March 17, 2008

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ACDS PTL (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Many Teeth? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (Paperback)

My five year old is so excited about losing her teeth and getting in her "grown up teeth" that I thought she'd enjoy this little book. She definitely did and wanted to read it to everyone! Her kindergarten class surely enjoyed it.