Animal Numbers

by Thomas Flintham, Thomas Flintham (Illustrator)

Overview

Join Thomas Flintham on a vibrantly colorful animal adventure that will have the littlest readers counting from one to ten.

This friendly whale is number one.
He leaps up high, and then he's gone.

Four elephants stomp in a row,
Marching high and marching low!

Filled with bright colors and eye-catching artwork, the critters in Animal Numbers are running, swimming, splashing, dashing, and counting up a storm!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481469371
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	06/07/2016
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Thomas Flintham loves to draw and tell stories, so he’s lucky to be a full-time doodler and illustrator. He lives in the UK, but you can find him at ThomasFlintham.com.

Thomas Flintham loves to draw and tell stories, so he’s lucky to be a full-time doodler and illustrator. He lives in the UK, but you can find him at ThomasFlintham.com.

Editorial Reviews

2016-06-22
Rhyming text and cartoony creatures careen across the sturdy pages of this board book. A numeral placed on one of the corners of each two-page display accompanies a rhyming couplet that identifies the animal pictured and some detail of its habitat or behavior. Of course, none of these animals or the environments they are shown in look like anything in nature, but young children won't have any trouble recognizing them. The iconic images clearly communicate each critter's essential features. The rhymes trip nicely off the tongue, too. "In the forest, three bears scurry. / Why are they in such a hurry?" (However, shared spelling doesn't make "one" rhyme with "gone.") In each verse the number is spelled out and enlarged to stand out prominently, as are most of the ending rhymes. Other words, mostly verbs, are also printed larger—perhaps to encourage adult readers to emphasize the action. The final spread mixes up all the animals, one whale through 10 monkeys. Not an essential purchase, but this playful romp from one to 10 with a whale, lions, blue bears, pink elephants, crocodiles, pandas, foxes, penguins, parrots, and monkeys keeps the learning light. (Board book. 1-3)

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