Ocean State Libraries

"A counting book which shows what can be done with ten black dots--one can make a sun, two a fox's eyes, or eight the wheels of a train."--

Simple text describes the basics of counting and explains how to count in groups.

Simple text and photographs introduce basic mathematical concepts in money. Includes online content that contains weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features.

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

Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds.

The months of the year and the numbers 1 through 12 are used in rhyming text to introduce children to the behavior of wolves in natural settings. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.

"It's wintertime! The time for snow, mittens, and 12 days of surprises. In this high-energy, curious classroom, the teacher introduces her students to a new winter activity every day--from making paper snowflakes, to building sugar cube igloos, to playing with jingling bells. As the days get colder and the gifts add up, the classroom is transformed into wintery chaos. Inspired by the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," this book uses accumulative...

"Olivia and Mei have two cups of cocoa and three big marshmallows. Olivia gets one marshmallow, and Mei gets one marshmallow. How will they share the last one? Engages young children in the math of sharing equally"--

Explains how the number one can refer to a single item, the two shoes in a pair, the seven days in a week, the twelve eggs in a dozen, all the trees in a forest, and much more.

Drawings and verse point out the many things that are wrong one wacky Wednesday.