Series: Bright & Early Board Books(TM)
Board book: 24 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (September 8, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0679892478
ISBN-13: 978-0679892472
Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.5 x 5.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #15,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #56 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Dr. Seuss #72 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Basic Concepts > Counting #1070 in Books > Children's Books > Humor
Age Range: 2 - 3 years
Grade Level: Preschool and up
This book is a tour de force for helping with reading and counting to ten, using a vocabulary of only 75 words! A lion, dog, and tiger find many interesting ways to balance ten apples vertically on their heads, building up from only one. Then the birds decide they would like the apples, and the fun really begins. The conclusion will leave your child giggling happily.Most simple books try to teach only counting or reading. I found it to be a great idea to combine the two. It makes the task both easier and more interesting for your child.By using only 75 words, there is much repetition to help your youngster identify words that she or he will reuse throughout life. Here is an example:"One apple up on top!Two apples up on top!"The illustrations nicely cue the young person to the words and the numbers involved. With these words I have quoted, you see the lion with the requisite number of apples balanced on top of the head.The illustrations are also very active, and help draw interest to the story. Mr. Roy McKie's colorful, dynamic illustrations bring the story to life. Otherwise, how interesting can a counting book be?Most children will have no trouble memorizing this story. Then, they can "read" along as you read aloud. Later, you can stop for certain words that they know how to identify, and they can read that word as part of the sentence you are reading aloud. You can also encourage them to count the number of apples aloud on each creature's head.You can extend the value of this book by adding some pages of your own that involve numbers beyond ten. Your child will enjoy helping your with the illustrations for those pages. With the simple text structure, you cannot help but match what Dr.
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