  | Numbers everywhere Author: Strauss, Linda Leopold | |
| Price: $22.58 | ||
Summary:
Fun rhymes and pictures help children with number recognition and identification.
| Illustrator: | Infante, Sara |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (-) (05/01/21)
School Library Journal (10/08/21)
Booklist (05/15/21)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/15/2021 This jaunty picture book is designed to help children learn to distinguish the 10 digits from 0 to 9. The playful rhyming text points out the similarity of each number's shape to all or part of an object, such as a swan (2), a sailboat (4) or, in this verse, a snowman (8): “An eight is two circles, / One high and one low– / Like the fat, jolly fellow / You build out of snow.” Using rich, vibrant colors on white backgrounds, the imaginative artwork portrays one or more objects that incorporate the numeral’s form and reinforces the similarity by using superimposed dotted lines indicating a particular digit’s shape within each illustration. Appended are two copies of a detailed picture that includes all ten digits hidden within its lines. The first copy challenges viewers to find the numbers, while the second encircles them with dotted lines, making them easier to spot. A frolicsome picture book that familiarizes kids with the shapes of numerals, making them easier to recognize and, with practice, to write. - Copyright 2021 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 10/08/2021 PreS-K—An early childhood book of number shapes. Children learning to write numbers may benefit from this differentiated approach. Not your typical number book, this will help some learners spot number shapes in a variety of scenes. For each digit, a short rhyme is paired with an illustration that has a dashed number overlaid. Some of these figurations (2 is a swan on a pond, 7 is a street lamp) are far more intuitive and extendable than others (5 is a bike, 9 is a half-eaten pretzel). The book is illustrated with vivid colors on crisp white backgrounds. The final pages include an illustrated spread and a challenge to spot number-like shapes in the art. White-, brown-, and tanned-skin children and adults are found throughout, although characters that appear white are in the majority. VERDICT A good addition to a preschool math collection that also includes other strategies for identifying and writing numbers.—Mallory Weber, Convent of the Sacred Heart, NY - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
