Theme: Counting

Juanito Counts to Ten

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Juanito loves to count, and what could be more fun than giving and counting kisses! Children’s book author Lee Merrill Byrd was inspired to write Juanito Counts to Ten when she watched her four-year-old grandson Johnny. He was so happy and full of life that he was dishing out kisses to everybody. He kissed his [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Nonfiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Strange Case of the Missing Sheep

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

In a place called Happy Valley, there live ten sheep. Every night, the ten sheep are counted into their beds by one Super Sheep Dog named Doug. But one day, the sheep are missing. Who could have stolen them? Might it be Wolf, who lives in the Dark Forest? And for what nefarious purpose? Does [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book, Romania » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Count Your Way Through Korea

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

With the Korean numbers one through ten, Jim Haskins introduces young readers to diverse aspects of Korean culture. Describing such things as one ancient building and eight food seasonings, Haskins’s clear text works together with vivid full-color illustrations by Dennis Hockerman to help children explore Korean life.

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How Do You Count A Dozen Ducklings?

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A mama duck with a dozen eggs has to do a lot of counting! Mama counts her ducklings one by one as they hatch, but soon she finds clever new ways to count to twelve–by twos, threes, fours, and sixes! But how many ducklings will it take to trick the hungry wolf who is counting [...]

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To Market! To Market!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“Ravishankar’s pacing is flawless, her rhymes contagious . . . readers and listeners are likely to demand repeated readings, and will discover additional delightful layers of meaning each time.”-Children’s Literature “Ravishankar’s quirky, rhythmic verse becomes a graphic, narrative force in itself, physically wrapping itself around images, becoming characters, taking falls, and generally slithering and dithering [...]

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Child of Dandelions

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The river of jubilant people alarmed Sabine as they bobbed along Allidina Visram Street in Kampala….The dark faces drew closer. Women in bright gomesi and headscarves danced, and bare-chested men punched their fists into the air, chanting, “Muhindi, nenda nyumbani! Indian go home.”Sabine felt she was drowning in their cries.In August 1972, President Idi Amin [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Uganda, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Mama Rocks, Papa Sings

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A little Haitian girl describes how her parents’ house fills up with babies as relatives drop off their children on their way to work.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Haiti, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

One More Sheep

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 29, 2007

Sam’s sheep must find a way to keep him awake long enough to count them, so that he will not open the door to let in what he thinks is a stray sheep, but might be an enemy in disguise.

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One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In this collection of haiku, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.

Descriptors: Asia, Japan, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Comments closed