Bibliographic Information: Grossman, V. (1991). Ten Little Rabbits. San Fransisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Genre: Concept book
Grade Level: N-P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Those learning to count, like rabbits or are interested in Native American culture.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. The illustrations are striking and the additional information about the different tribal patterns at the end of the book was a pleasant surprise that could also lead to further study about Indian cultures.
Prereading Question: Who can count to ten?
Showing posts with label Counting Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Counting Book. Show all posts
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Max Counts His Chickens
Bibliographic Information: Wells, R. (2007) Max Counts His Chickens New York: Viking
Annotation: Max and Ruby search the house in hopes of finding marshmallow chicks. Ruby seems to have no trouble finding the chicks but Max can't seem to get any.
Genre: Picturebook
Grade level:K-2
Readers who will like this book: Children who like rabbits, children learning to count, children with siblings
Response/Rating: I like that this is a counting book that has a story to go along with it. The numbers are color and the colors are bright. I think this is a good book for children who think differently than other students. 4
Classroom Question: Have you ever searched for eggs/chicks? What happens if one person finds all of them?
Annotation: Max and Ruby search the house in hopes of finding marshmallow chicks. Ruby seems to have no trouble finding the chicks but Max can't seem to get any.
Genre: Picturebook
Grade level:K-2
Readers who will like this book: Children who like rabbits, children learning to count, children with siblings
Response/Rating: I like that this is a counting book that has a story to go along with it. The numbers are color and the colors are bright. I think this is a good book for children who think differently than other students. 4
Classroom Question: Have you ever searched for eggs/chicks? What happens if one person finds all of them?
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Seven Hungry Babies
Bibliographic Information: Fleming, C. (2010). Seven Hungry Babies. Illus. Eugene Yelchin. New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Brief Annotation: When Mama Bird's little eggs hatched, she finds herself working very hard to try and find food to feed her seven hungry babies.
Genre:Picture Book, Counting
Grade Level:K-3
Readers who will like this: Younger students who are beginning to learn how to count.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4; This book was very sweet and simple. Mama Bird really reminds me of my mother, how she is always trying to ensure that her children's needs are met.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: How many siblings do you have in your family?
Brief Annotation: When Mama Bird's little eggs hatched, she finds herself working very hard to try and find food to feed her seven hungry babies.
Genre:Picture Book, Counting
Grade Level:K-3
Readers who will like this: Younger students who are beginning to learn how to count.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4; This book was very sweet and simple. Mama Bird really reminds me of my mother, how she is always trying to ensure that her children's needs are met.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: How many siblings do you have in your family?
Friday, February 10, 2012
Just A Minute
Morales, Yuyi. (2003). Just A Minute. Illus. Yuyi Morales. San Fransico, California: Chornicle Books LLC.
Annotation: This is a counting book by Yuyi Morales. The skeleton man comes over and waits patiently for grandma Beetle to come with him. The counting words are spoken in English and Spanish and she creates a fiesta for her birthday through the book.
Genre: Folklore/Children's counting book
Grade: K-3rd
Readers who would like this: This would be a colorful book for a child learning how to count with their parents and also learn Spanish as well.
Response/Rating: I give this book a 2.5. I really liked the illustrations, but the content of the book was okay. I don't think it will captivate a young reader.
Question: How many of you know how to count to ten in a different language?
Annotation: This is a counting book by Yuyi Morales. The skeleton man comes over and waits patiently for grandma Beetle to come with him. The counting words are spoken in English and Spanish and she creates a fiesta for her birthday through the book.
Genre: Folklore/Children's counting book
Grade: K-3rd
Readers who would like this: This would be a colorful book for a child learning how to count with their parents and also learn Spanish as well.
Response/Rating: I give this book a 2.5. I really liked the illustrations, but the content of the book was okay. I don't think it will captivate a young reader.
Question: How many of you know how to count to ten in a different language?
Thursday, February 9, 2012
123 Pop!
Bibliographic Information: Isadora, R. (2000). 123 Pop!. Illus. Rachel Isadora. New York City, New York. Penguin Group, Inc.
Annotation: A fun book that focuses on numbers and counting (one astronaut, 2 goldfish...1000 jellybeans, 1,000,000 stars) all with awesome illustrations that resemble a comic book.
Genre: Picturebook
Grade Level: K-2
Readers who will like this book: Children who are becoming familiar with numbers and counting. As well as children who enjoy the comic book look in their reading.
Personal response: This book is enjoyable because it appeals to children in an aesthetic sense. It is an educational book but children that are reading it do not see it as a "learning" book because if the illustrations and their relation to comic books.
A question you would ask before reading: Is anyone familiar with this type of illustration?
Annotation: A fun book that focuses on numbers and counting (one astronaut, 2 goldfish...1000 jellybeans, 1,000,000 stars) all with awesome illustrations that resemble a comic book.
Genre: Picturebook
Grade Level: K-2
Readers who will like this book: Children who are becoming familiar with numbers and counting. As well as children who enjoy the comic book look in their reading.
Personal response: This book is enjoyable because it appeals to children in an aesthetic sense. It is an educational book but children that are reading it do not see it as a "learning" book because if the illustrations and their relation to comic books.
A question you would ask before reading: Is anyone familiar with this type of illustration?
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hardworking Puppies
Bibliographic Information: Reiser, Lynn. (2006). Hardworking Puppies. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc.
Brief Annotation: Counting down from 10, 10 little puppies look for and find jobs.
Genre: Counting
Grade Level: K - 2
Readers who will like this book: Anyone who loves dogs.
Rating/Respnse: 4 out of 4. Not only do we count down from ten in this book, but we actually do subtraction. The author has included a list of real jobs for dogs and the subtraction equations in the back of the book. The illustrations are fun and the story is cute.
One question I would ask before a read aloud: What kinds of jobs can dogs do?
Brief Annotation: Counting down from 10, 10 little puppies look for and find jobs.
Genre: Counting
Grade Level: K - 2
Readers who will like this book: Anyone who loves dogs.
Rating/Respnse: 4 out of 4. Not only do we count down from ten in this book, but we actually do subtraction. The author has included a list of real jobs for dogs and the subtraction equations in the back of the book. The illustrations are fun and the story is cute.
One question I would ask before a read aloud: What kinds of jobs can dogs do?
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ten Little Rabbits
Bibliographic Information (APA): Grossmam, V. (1991). Ten Little Rabbits. Illus. Illustrator Sylvia Long. San Fransisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Brief Annotation: This is a counting book that uses rabbits dressed at Native Americans.
Genre: Counting Picture Book Grade Level: Preschool- K
Readers who will like this: Children who are learning to count or are interested in or learning about Native Americans.
Response/Rating (1-4): 2; the colors aren't very vivid and seem muted, nut the overall theme is great. It is a great way to get young children interested in Native Americans. It would be great to start a unit on Native Americans with this book.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Do you like to count? Do you know anything about Native Americans?
Reading Strategies Connection: Anticipation Guide: Create a worksheet with four to six misconceptions about Native Americans. Discuss the statements with the class and then have the children fill out the worksheet before reading stating whether they agree or disagree. The children will then do the same thing when the read aloud is done. Discuss how their ideas have changed.
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