counting

Daniel joins an egg hunt and wonders how many eggs he will find.

"In this . . . barnyard picture book, Rooster is trying to count sheep but keeps getting interrupted by all of the animals on the farm. They're ruffling his feathers--and they don't look the slightest bit sheepish!"--Provided by publisher.

"It's only seven more days until Easter and what do we do? We have an egg and spoon race, of course! And when we get down to only one more day, we're definitely going on an Easter egg hunt! This springtime holiday is on its way, and now everyone gets to count down the days!"--Provided by publisher.

A badger does Hanukkah related activites and counts to eight with different colored candles.

Provides an introduction to counting.

In this take-off of the counting rhyme One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, the wonders of Diwali are described.

"The big bad wolf doesn't want to tell a long story. He wants to get to the eating part. But the reader has other ideas. From a pig soccer team to a pig for every letter of the alphabet to 101 pigs in an animated movie, the stories get more and more fantastical...but they're always too short and they all end the same way"--Provided by publisher.

In this counting book, a young boy introduces some of the basic principles of Islam.

"Deep in the tropical forest of Costa Rica, ten sticky frog eggs cling to a leaf. Only nine eggs hatch. Only eight tadpoles wind up in the water below. What will it take to survive the countdown to adulthood and begin the cycle again? This . . . introduction to frog metamorphosis peeks at this animal's habitats and predators as it illustrates competition and natural selection"--Provided by publisher.

"Ten little squirrels brainstorm a way to evade their natural foe until one of them sneezes. No need to get squirrely--practicing classic rhythm and rhyme while teaching children to count ... follows the 'tail' of these furry friends as they determine what to do when a dog approaches their tree"--Publisher.