Count with Me

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.

Mia, a young scientist, is using an ingenious invention to produce aliens-with some silly results! Readers will love counting the funny numbers of eyes, heads, noses, and other body parts as each friendly, colorful alien appears in the story. At-level text correlates perfectly with the eye-catching illustrations and will motivate readers to gain both vocabulary and fluency. This appealing volume, with its high-interest characters, is a perfect reinforcement for early language arts and math concepts.

Even monsters have to go to bed! That's the charming premise of this math-oriented story. Readers will exercise their knowledge of numbers as they follow along with the easy-to-understand text. They'll read how these ten silly 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. Each page offers a chance to practice counting, while learning what these cute characters have to do next. A concluding question offers an opportunity for assessment.

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.