Zoo Day Ole!: A Counting Book [Hardcover]

Phillis Gershator (Author), Santiago Cohen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2009 | Age Level: 3 and up

Abuelita takes her granddaughter to the zoo. They have fun counting the animals and other things that they see. Uno, dos squirrels running! Tres bears standing! Cuatro seals splashing! Children will enjoy learning how to count in English and Spanish. Santiago Cohen's bold line drawings depicting each animal are perfect even for the youngest of readers!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

This very simple bilingual picture book features a warm story that incorporates language and numbers in an entertaining way. A preschooler tells how she and her little brother visit the zoo with Abuelita, who helps them count in Spanish the animals they see. From uno to diez, the focus is on the polar bears, seals, monkeys, parrots, and other exotic creatures. Cohen cleverly incorporates other items to count on each spacious spread in his thick-lined artwork highlighted with digital coloring: three trees appear near the three polar bears; six people are gazing at the six parrots. A summary illustration at the outing’s conclusion depicts all of the animals the siblings have seen. Later, at home, there is a sense of how much more there is to count as the children and Abuelita try to add up the number of stars in the sky. And in an affectionate ending, Abuelita kisses the children good night: “Dos besos means two kisses.” Preschool-Grade 1. --Hazel Rochman

About the Author

Author Phillis Gershator lives in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Illustrator Santiago Cohen lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books; Bilingual edition (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761454624
• ISBN-13: 978-0761454625
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,531,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spanish/English counting book nicely done, January 21, 2012

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Deborah Sandford "Marian the Librarian" (Madison, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zoo Day Ole!: A Counting Book (Hardcover)

Subtitled "A Counting Book" minimizes the fact that this is a bilingual English/Spanish counting book! Short, pleasing rhymes make this ideal for toddler storytime: "Abuelita is coming! We're going to the zoo. Abuelita counts in Spanish. Uno, dos means one and two." Solid bold text is black, and number words are colored, which gives a nice contrast and may encourage emergent readers to pay attention to reading. The illustrations are simple, bold and strikingly colorful- what a fun day at the zoo! Storytime may end at numero diez with a two page spread for counting in Spanish. The story continues for bedtime reading, with a vignette about settling down for the nigh. Dos besos means sleep tight!