One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab : A Counting by Feet Book [Hardcover]

April Pulley Sayre (Author), Randy Cecil (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

What do one hundred sunbathing snails have in common with ten crabs in inner tubes? Check out this mirthful counting book with a focus on feet.

If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet! Just follow the sign to the beach, where a bunch of fun-loving crabs, lounging dogs, gleeful insects, and bewildered-looking snails obligingly offer their feet for counting in a number of silly, surprising combinations - from one to one hundred!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-The Sayres offer readers a fresh look at counting with a simple concept: the number of feet different animals have. The book begins with a snail's one foot, and then moves on to 2 for humans, 4 for dogs, 6 for insects, 8 for spiders, and 10 for crabs. Each odd number is represented by the even-numbered animal plus one snail. After 10, the numbers go by 10s to 100, with the number shown in two ways, for example: "70 is seven crabs- or ten insects and a crab. 80 is eight crabs- or ten spiders." All the animals are pictured on the beach, where most of them are involved in typical actions for their species; the fun-loving, playful crabs, however, bicycle, dance underwater limbo, play volleyball, and try new diversions on almost every page. Very simple text in large type is appropriate for group use as well as beginning readers. Uncluttered, black-outlined, oil-on-paper pictures clearly illustrate the concepts, and Cecil's googly-eyed snails, sports-minded crabs, and other animals add a touch of humor. Whether used with children just beginning to count or grade schoolers starting to multiply, this original and clever book will have wide appeal.
Louise L. Sherman, formerly at Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"The buggy-eyed insects, crabs, and snails provide an appealing cast of characters who stand up to be counted against a summertime palette." — Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763614068
• ISBN-13: 978-0763614065
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,413,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Math should always be this much fun!, December 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab : A Counting by Feet Book (Hardcover)

Creatures with varying amount of feet lend themselves to be part of a mathematical beach party. Youngsters are drawn into this story by bright, colorful humorous but simple illustrations. Crabs are the real stars as they bicycle, limbo, and play beach volleyball across the pages. While following the story, readers gain an understanding of numbers, counting, adding, and sets. Readers also discover the world of science while reading about these playful animals. Don't miss this very creative book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational book made fun!, November 14, 2004

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Lindsey Rose "Lindsey Rose" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab : A Counting by Feet Book (Hardcover)

What a fantastic book! Kids follow a story of a beach party where they learn how to count based on the number of feet on different animals! They can practice basic addition and counting by different sets (2's, 4's, 10's). The illustrations are so kid friendly and fun and the story you follow is sure to put a smile on your face, especially all that the crabs do!
I read this book to a class of Kindergarteners who recently had learned to count by 10's and were learning how to count by 2's. They had such a great time using their newly acquired skills and every page we had to stop on and count all the different feet as many ways as they knew how. It is a great educational book made fun for kids of all ages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Count on this one!, September 9, 2003

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This review is from: One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab : A Counting by Feet Book (Hardcover)

One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab is a rare success--it's fun and educational at the same time. Clever combinations of characters' feet will keep readers turning pages to find out what adds up next. Humorous illustrations of appealing animals are a plus in this delightful counting book!