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Counting Crocodiles
by
Judy Sierra (Goodreads Author),
Will Hillenbrand
Poor Monkey. All she has to eat are sour lemons. One day she spies a banana tree on a faraway island, but the only way to get there is to navigate the crocodile-infested waters of the Sillabobble Sea. That’s no problem when you’re a brave and clever monkey who can count to ten and back!
Paperback, 40 pages
Published
October 1st 2001
by Sandpiper
(first published 1997)
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In this book the literature spoke the sequence of counting as well as the patterns they can create. The book also was able to teach a refect on multiplication and addtion, while making the story very interesting. I really like this book because it is come the students can get into and see just how smart the monkey was. They can also see how many ways they can count the crocodiles. I would most defiantly use this book in my class to challenge my students with problem solving with finding the patt...more
This story provides a fun story that children can use to practice counting to ten. In the classroom teachers can split students into different groups. Each group gets a different animal to create. Each student in each group can cut and color a cut out from the animal. Students should identify the number of parts the animal has and put the animal together to create a picture. For example, a crocodile has four legs, one mouth, one tongue, several teeth, and so on. Students can add other items to t...more
Sep 16, 2011
Olivia Bailey
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3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
alliteration,
descriptive,
adjectives,
synonmns,
rhyming,
punctuation,
new-vocabulary,
math
The book can illustrate how to use alliteration- repetition of the same letter to consecutative words.
The book list many synonomns- show how different words have similiar meanings
It introduces many new words that can be described using context clues
HAs lots of rhyming words
Math- counting the crocodiles
They wer counted going up from one to ten and counted down from ten to one. Teaches the sequence of numbers.
Can have the students actually add them all together. Also can talk about the usage of "h...more
The book list many synonomns- show how different words have similiar meanings
It introduces many new words that can be described using context clues
HAs lots of rhyming words
Math- counting the crocodiles
They wer counted going up from one to ten and counted down from ten to one. Teaches the sequence of numbers.
Can have the students actually add them all together. Also can talk about the usage of "h...more
This one is a little zany. There is a monkey eating lemons stuck on an island with a fox. The crocodiles in the way of getting to the island with the bananas are all a bit crazy, too, when we see them all. I was left wanting to know how many crocodiles there were total, but I guess kids could have fun counting or adding them.
Clever, clever story about a monkey who wants bananas from the other side of the ocean and the crocodiles who "feed on fishes" in-between. Great for kids learning to count. As an added bonus and throwback...there are crocodiles with purple mohawks-this is a good introduction to punk culture. Nice rhythm in the story.
It took a few times of reading this to get the rhythm right and it annoys me that there will be random lines that don't rhyme. However, the pictures are really cute and the parts that do rhyme are really fun. Josh loves it and I love it more for the fact that I only paid a quarter for it.
Monkey is tired of eating lemons. She is stuck on an island with only a lemon tree but she can see another island with a banana tree on it. One problem there are crocodiles in the water! She needs a bridge to get across, it's a good thing she is clever. students can count the number of crocodiles it takes to get to the other island. It would make a great skip counting by two lesson as students count the eyes within th waves. Each page provides the number word for the students it counts up and ba...more
Counting Crocodiles is a wonderful book for younger grades. Throughout the book the monkey tricks the crocodiles so that he can jump on thier backs to get where he needs to go. This is a great book to go over number 1-10 counting forward and backwards.
First off, that ocean of crocodile eyes FREAKS me out!! I got the heebie jeebies while reading this book! Besides that, it's a neat book to practice number recognition and one to one counting with the different crocodiles. That's definitely one smart monkey.
Although this book has alliteration as well as rhyming, I would only use it for math usage. The students can count the crocodiles (developing number sense) and then the book counts backwards (which develops backward counting as well as sequencing numbers)
This book is about how a monkey who wants to get to the other island. He was tired of eating the same old things and was craving for the banana tree form the other island. This book incorporates the concept of counting up an down. Very cute story.
preschool story time; Vocabulary building, print motivation, counting;
This is a fun book that uses counting and vocabulary. The book describes all the different crocodiles that are waiting for a monkey to come into the water.
This is a fun book that uses counting and vocabulary. The book describes all the different crocodiles that are waiting for a monkey to come into the water.
A story about a monkey who has a problem and finds a unique way of navigating dangerous crocodile infested waters to solve it.
Good book to use in a math lesson on counting (PreK -K)
Teaches problem solving skills.
Rhyming words.
Good book to use in a math lesson on counting (PreK -K)
Teaches problem solving skills.
Rhyming words.
Written by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand, published by Voyager Books, 2001.
Summary: A counting, rhyming book about a monkey on a deserted island with nothing but lemons. The monkey sees a banana tree on another island far away but the water between the two island is full of crocodiles. So the monkey slyly convinces the crocodiles to let her count how many crocodiles there are. In the counting process monkey jumps across their backs all the way to the banana tree.
Response: This is...more
This book works well for any child who likes to count. There are different activities going on throughout the story. The illustrations are nice and brought about good observations from the children during preschool storytime.
This book would be a good one to teach counting, addition, and cardinality. Each page provides the number word which counts up and back for practice with counting. It would be helpful in developing sequencing concept as well.
What a fun read aloud text that explores counting, counting range: 1-10.
Fun & engaging way to count frontwards & backwards. I would use this in a kindergarten or first grade class.
Fun & engaging way to count frontwards & backwards. I would use this in a kindergarten or first grade class.
This story talks about a monkey who sees a banana tree on an island The monkeys then tricks the crocodiles into making a bridge for him to go over to get to the tree and gets bananas. The illustrations are very colorful and the pictures are interesting. I would use this book for a math lesson because in this book story you count crocodiles from one to ten. Also, it is great for counting and addition. I would read this book to 3-6 years old.
What a fun read aloud text that explores counting. There is a great use of illustrations. I would use this in a kindergarten or first grade class.
Fun& engaging way to count!
* Frontwards & backwards!!!
( the skills needed to conduct addition and subtraction)
Counting range: 1-10
Transition towards science- Discuss:
Diet of a primate/ monkey
Environment they live--what other animals can be found?
- Where can we find monkeys and crocodiles?
- Do crocodiles live in salt water, fresh water, or both?
Another book for a banana storyhour. Not as successful for 3-5 year-olds in a group setting. It's a better one-on-one story.
A trickster-esque counting story about a monkey trying to get his hands on some bananas. Rhymes.
Cute little counting book. But I like some of her other books better.
this book can be used for modeling counting and rhyming words
Rollicking rhymes, clever story, great illustrations, and counting to boot! Try this one at a class visit with slightly older children and get them to help you count.
Seriously addictive rhythmic rhyming!
Clever, and it rhymes!
Hilarious!
Preschool
Really great book. I would really used it for a pre-K lesson for rhyming. It is a good math book too because the kids can count along with the book. It also repeats everything backwards, a small introduction to counting down. Best use would be in a pre k classroom.
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