Ocean State Libraries

"A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads." --

"The train rolls along slowly at first, slowly enough to count the cars, to name their colors, and identify their functions, until it starts to pick up speed."--

"A counting book that lists scary sights on Halloween, from one haunted house to twelve creeping cats." --

"In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh. One duck is stuck in the muck. Can two fish, tails going swish, help? What about three moose, munching on spruce? Will four crickets, chirping in the thickets, be able to pull the unlucky duck out of the muck? With bright, spirited illustrations by Jane Chapman, this counting tale by Phyllis Root is a feast of sounds and numbers...

Fifteen miniature worlds, each showcasing a math problem.

Introduces the concept of money along with the values of different coins.

"In this variation on the the classic song "Over in the Meadow," mother and father trucks show their youngsters how to build down at the construction site, from "mama bulldozer with her little dozer one" to "mama steamroller with her little rollers ten."" --

Verses describing the activities of various animals also illustrate the numbers one through ten.

Count from 1 otter pup to 10 baby crayfish as readers learn about the special relationships of baby and mom mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects that make their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. A helpful guide to swamp flora and fauna is included. Modeled after the song "Over in the Meadow" by Olive A. Wadsworth.

"Old Mother Rabbit's twenty-six children, each named for a letter of the alphabet, are lovingly put to bed."--