98, 99, 100! Ready or Not, Here I Come!

Hello Reader! Math Level 2

by Teddy Slater, Gioia Fiammenghi (Illustrations)

As four girls play a rollicking game of hide-and-seek, young readers will learn how to count to one hundred in multiples of fives, tens, and twenties, in a fun-filled counting book. Original.

Genres: Mathematics, Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loves math and hide and seek, so when I told him to pick out some level 2 books for him to read this was an obvious choice. A cute story about some girls playing hide and seek, I loved it because it was a great math and reading lesson in one. A solid level 2 book for reading, the girls mix up their game by playing various forms of speed hide and seek which involves counting in different ways. They start with traditional counting up to 100 then add in counting by fives and tens. All of these numbers are written down along the bottom of the pages while different kids are counting and my son had a blast following each of the girls and who was counting which way. Besides that, the back of the book has a whole section on parental help for kids learning math. There's a number chart up to 100 so kids can point out numbers and a number of different exercises for parents to do with the kids to help them learn, including counting by two's, fives, and tens. An excellent educational book, but interesting enough to keep kids interested, and good choice overall.

[CanadianReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

This primary reader focuses on the math concept of skip counting--by ones, fives, tens, and twenties. It centers around Emma and her two friends, who are about to play hide and seek, when Emma's little sister, Maggie, comes along, wanting to join in the game, too. Maggie counts so slowly to one hundred that the older girls have to entertain themselves by playing "speed-counting hide and seek" indoors. They skip count by larger numbers: fives, tens, and twenties. This makes the game much more challenging; there's less time to hide.

The book is accompanied by some activities, none of which are particularly good. However, the presentation of a 100s chart is a good idea to get little kids noticing number patterns. I also liked the fact that the skip counting numeral series appears as a ribbon across the top or bottom of the page. This would be a good little book for the developing reader to read regularly to a family member. Not only does the child work on reading, but he or she learns skip counting, too.

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great story for kids learning how to count.

[Takeisha Hannor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this mathematical literature book to teach children how to count. This book is age appropriate for second grade and older. In the story -three friends play hide-and-seek, varying the way they count to 100 in each game: by ones, fives, tens and twenties.

[Gina Starling · Rating 4 out of 5]

PK-2 This book teaches how to count to 100 using the multication table. Good to use in begining and reviewing multiplication tables.

[Brittany N · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for counting to 100 in multiples of 5s, 10s, and 20s. It's about 4 girls playing hide-and-seek which children can relate to.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maggie wants to play hide-and-seek with her big sister Emma and friends, but counts very slowly to 100.