Count with me

Ten fairies arrive at the park, ready to grant children wishes! That?s the magical, high-interest premise of this lively and lovely counting book. As readers count along with the inviting narration, they?ll learn new vocabulary with the help of text-supporting illustrations. The amusing story, as well as the rhythm and rhyme of the text, is a motivating way to provide opportunities for number practice and assessments of reading and math skills at an early level.

"Even monsters have to go to bed! That's the . . . premise of this math-oriented story . . . read how these ten . . . monsters need to brush their colorful spots, scrub their stinky feet, and tuck in their not-so-terrible tails as they get ready to snooze"--Provided by publisher.

Superheroes?and math?to the rescue! Young readers are introduced to ten heroes with extraordinary powers to match the many dangers they face in this exciting volume, such as three scary snowmen, eight trapdoors, and ten threatening storm clouds. While they're engrossed by the high-interest topic, they?ll practice counting in each number-oriented rescue situation. Sentences are carefully crafted at the emerging reader?s level, while the colorful illustrations provide support for vocabulary acquisition.