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I also disagree with the editorial review. I don't see a need for all of the one-to-group relationships to be structured in the same way. Almost all of the situations described in the book (4 wheels on a wagon, 12 eggs in a dozen, 10 cents in a dime) can be used as a take off point to write problems that involve multiple groups (what if there were 10 wagons? 40 eggs?) that help children develop what I think is the central mathematical idea of the book: that many things can be thought of as one thing. This idea, by the way, is the one that is the key to base-10 understanding. I've used this book with second graders and the differences that the editorial reviewer points to did not make a big difference in the way the children responded to the problems I posed.

I disagree with the editorial review that calls this disorganized. Each page has a statement about individual units that make up a set, and an opposite page with artwork demonstrating the idea. While there are number quantities that are uncountable "There may be 50,000 bees, but there is only one hive" - the majority are simpler to comprehend: "There may be 9 players, but there is only one team." In fact, the book is organized to start with a million stars in the sky, to progressively smaller quantities - 7 peas in pod, 4 wheels to one wagon, etc. - to end with "there is only one me and only one you." Great picture book for ages 3 to 7

Our family loves this clever book by author Marc Harshman. "There may be ten cents but there is only one dime, there may be nine players but there is only one team." It is both great for a new reader and reinforces individuality. There is only one you.