Count down with a crowd of Paul Stickland's rowdy dinosaurs! In this cheerful counting book by best-selling illustrator Paul Stickland, a group of colorful dinosaurs count their way down from a boisterous ten to a sleepy one. As they wear themselves out with all the reptilian roughhousing, their numbers dwindle the perfect way to introduce subtraction to very young children. Finally, there are only two grouchy dinosaurs left. One is taken home, so then there is one. The very last sleepy dinosaur snuggles down, but a loud surprise awaits him. His nine prehistoric pals plan a noisy reunion their last trick! The bright colors, rhyming text, and silly characters in this book make for jolly family lap reading. It is also a great tool for teachers looking for fun ways to introduce the concepts of addition and subtraction. Longer than most picture books, this 48-page Jurassic jaunt is certain to delight Paul Stickland's growing crowd of dinosaur devotees.
Paul Stickland is the author, illustrator and pop up engineer of many, many children's books, including Dinosaur Roar!, The Christmas Bear, Santa's Workshop, Big Dig, One Bear One Dog, Truck Jam, A Number of Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs Galore, Monkey Business, Ten Terrible Dinosaurs, Bears! and many, many more...
I am based in the ancient town of Sherborne, Dorset, in England.
I have six children, Rowan, Felix, Gus, Kit, Arthur and Tabitha.
For the past few years, despite a rigorous publishing schedule, I have spent as much time as I can out on the road, giving inspirational talks and fun drawing and pop-up workshops to children (and their parents!) in schools, libraries and literary festivals, from Edinburgh, Cheltenham and Glastonbury.
I have worked in the UK, Italy and America, in a great diversity of settings, the more challenging the better!
The visits start with the simplest of readings, through explanations of the process of creating and producing a children's book, to drawing workshops and hands on pop-up workshops. I am happy to work with all sizes of groups. I have found working with children with special needs to be particularly rewarding.
I am a passionate advocate for the world of children's books and as the years pass, I have become more and more drawn to working with and empowering young children to expand their creativity through this magical world.
If you are interested in contacting me, please do so via my website, http://www.paulstickland.co.uk
Do visit my websites, stores and blog:
http://www.paulstickland.co.uk
http://www.dinosaurstore.co.uk
http://www.wix.com/PaulStickland/Truck-Store
http://www.wix.com/PaulStickland/Christmas-Store
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