Product Type: Books
Age: Preschoolers
Categories: Concept Books
Subcategories: Math
2012 Award
(by Jean Marzollo/ illus. Chad Phillips, Holiday House $15.95 Score:
) Newest in an excellent series that introduces beginners to the concept of subtraction. Using rhymes that give auditory cues and photographs for visual clues, the symbols of math equations become playful and concrete. For young children the concrete objects pictured add an understanding of the number symbols. Eventually children will not need the images, but for young children, these images are already one step beyond real objects. You can further reinforce the concepts of subtracting with crackers or cheerios to represent the same equations on the pages. Frankly, M&Ms and kisses were always my favorite way to teach subtraction. But Jean Marzollo's rhymes add a dash of humor that is always welcome when dealing with numbers! They say 3-7, we say more like 5-7.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2012. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
2010 Award
(by Barbara B. McGrath/ illus. by Tim Nihoff, Charlesbridge $16.95 Score:
) Both a color concept and counting book, this starts off easy and gets more complex as it moves along. After counting the bears from 1-2, they mix it up with sets of two, three and more. There are some equations written out that are likely to go over the heads of young students. McGrath finishes her book with the typical device of reducing the crowd as the story comes to a close. 4 & up.
Age: Preschool. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
2001 Awards
(by Jane Cabrera, Holiday House $15.95 Score:
) Cabrera's exuberant paintings breathe new life into this classic counting song. Her palette and playful brush strokes have the look of children's artwork. For another sparkling version that switches habitat and animals, see Over in the Grasslands by Anna Wilson/illus. by Alison Bartlett, Little,Brown).
Age: Preschool. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
((by Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers), Scholastic $15.95 Score:
) They're back! Who else could take a bunch of bananas and turn them into octopuses that offer hugs to a seahorse made of beets? A deliciously imaginative counting book from the artists who did How Are You Peeling?
Age: Preschool. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Award
(by Megan Halsey, HarperCollins $14.95 Score:
) From one ringmaster to ten clowns this simple counting book has two little mice to hunt for, as well as lots of circus critters. 2 and-a-half & up.
Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Award
(by Tana Hoban, Greenwillow $15.95 Score:
) A collection of stunning photos in a wordless book focus on recognizing the many geometric shapes found in familiar things. A good talking book that will lead to more discoveries. 3 & up.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Award
(by Stuart J. Murphy/illus. by Scott Nash, HarperTrophy $4.95 Score:
) Watch out, as the monsters play musical chairs, there's one less monster on each page turn. Done in lively verse, here's an introduction to simple subtraction without the written symbols. 4 & up. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Award
(A Pig is Big , Greenwillow $16.95 Score:
) A pig is big—but compared to what? Florian's watercolors begin with a peek at the pig that gets smaller and smaller as it's compared to a car, truck, neighborhood, city, and universe. A big concept. 4 & up. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Award
(by Rick Walton/illus. by Paige Miglio, Lothrop $15.95 Score:
) Understanding the concept of one more is illustrated as bunnies arrive at the playground. Introduced in bouncy rhymes and playful images plus the abstract symbols of simple math facts that are related to each number from 1–10. Also, So Many Bunnies. 5 & up.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2000 Awards
(by Jean Marzollo/ photos by Walter WIck, Scholastic $6.99 Score:
) Another simplified version of the well loved I SPY series, but here objects are shown in isolation on one page and embedded in the big scene on the facing page. An amusing visual perception game that's fun for developing language, too. 2 & up. SNAP INFO: Find the objects shown in isolation on one page that are embedded in the big scene on the facing page. This little book is a fun visual perception game that's also fun for developing language, too. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2000.
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