A counting book that follows the construction of a building, from one plan to twelve stories. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.
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Reviewed with Michael Dahl's From the Garden.
PreS-K. These Know Your Numbers titles are a pleasant departure from the cartoonish artwork and uninspiring design exhibited by many picture books in series. They feature inviting, bright illustrations that liven up a potentially dry topic--counting--with enticing, real-world situations: building a skyscraper, harvesting vegetables to make tossed salad for dinner. Though both books are well done, Building, perhaps, shines brightest. Little ones will find Ouren's bustling workers and vehicles in bold primary colors mesmerizing, and they'll love counting all 12 stories of the finished building, so tall that the horizontally formatted book must be rotated 90 degrees to accommodate a picture of it. The inclusion of a glossary, an index, and Web resources seems like overkill for an audience this young, but other extra features are more thoughtfully conceived. Sidebars depict each number in three different ways--as a word, a digit, and a series of dots--and the numerals hidden somewhere on each spread will keep children engaged. Jennifer Mattson
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Michael Dahl is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults. He has twice won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award for his nonfiction. Dahls Finnegan Zwake mystery series published by Simon & Schuster won rave reviews. Two of its titles were shortlisted for the Edgar and the Anthony mystery awards. He has also edited and written numerous graphic novels for younger readers. Dahl has spoken at schools, libraries, conferences, and bookstores across the U.S. Dahl currently lives in a haunted house in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Michael Dahl is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. His nonfiction has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times. His Finnegan Zwake mystery series published by Simon & Schuster won rave reviews and two of its titles were shortlisted for the Edgar and the Anthony Mystery Awards. He has written The Everything Kid's Joke Book as well as Gotcha Covered! (with Kathleen Baxter from School Library Journal) on nonfiction books that get kids excited about reading. Dahl is the Editorial Director for Stone Arch Books based in Minneapolis, where his books have won national design awards and been selected by the Junior Library Guild. His fantasy series, The Library of Doom, is the most-read series by hi-lo readers across the country. He has spoken at numerous schools, libraries, bookstores, and conferences inn the US and UK, including ALA, AASL, Renaissance Learning, TLA and IRA. He lives in a haunted house.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Holds up to 2 year old in love,
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This review is from: One Big Building: A Counting Book About Construction (Know Your Numbers) (Paperback)
I feel well qualified to read this book, since my son has demanded I read it every night since he got it for his birthday. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may yet get even more familiar with it. Call it a hunch.
Anyway, as books you're forced to read sometimes multiple times a day go, this one is a winner. The counting aspect is excellent -- every page has the number written out ("three"), numerically represented "3", represented by dots, and represented by nicely-countable objects. So far so good. However, there's room to change things up once you get really bored. There is a "hidden" number on each page -- not so hidden that a three year old won't find it, but hidden enough that they'll feel proud of themselves. The objects also have nice colors and shapes, so you can talk about those if you can't face reading the text one more time. Best of all, the book has a wide range of "kinds" of construction workers: men and women of all colors. My favorite page is probably the "Eight bosses, worried the weather will turn bad." It's not just white men on that bosses page. This is an excellent book to have in the repertoire of a truck-obsessed young child.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book(s) for teaching basic counting!,
By Paula J Fontana "Paula" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One Big Building: A Counting Book About Construction (Know Your Numbers) (Library Binding)
Michael Dahl has a whole series of these books that help teach kids basic counting. All of them are filled with bright, attractive illustrations that make these books very lively. I bought this book for my 2 year old son and it has become a favorite for both him and my 4 year old daughter. As a fun addition, there are also hidden numbers on every page that they love to look for. I would recommend this book highly.
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This review is from: One Big Building: A Counting Book About Construction (Know Your Numbers) (Paperback)
The kids love this book and really enjoyed finding the hidden number. We have read it so much they have it memorized.
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