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Enjoy a fun and interactive book of counting with a difference. Bright, bold, graphic numbers and strikingly colourful illustrations on every page.
52 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 2012
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December 17, 2017
Ten flies buzz precariously near a spider web. The number "10" and the sight word "ten" are shown. But when the transparent acetate page is turned, one of the bugs flies with it and—oh no!—the fly gets caught in the spider web. The pages to come feature new predators and foes (bats, car windshields, fly swatters, birds, etc.)
Magic Numbers is a counting down book that is funny and perfect for social engagement. It's also a very multi-sensory book. The acetate transparencies provide a nice tactile and visual sensory component. Each page demands sound effects and physical movement.
The numbers (10 through 0) pair with lower-case sight words. You can practice labeling numbers, sight words, and 1:1 correspondence counting the flies.
If a child is ready, you can also ask, "There were ten flies, but the spider ate one! How many flies do we have left?" and introduce a simple math word problem.
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post of 15 great counting books: http://www.lineupthebooks.com/countin...
Magic Numbers is a counting down book that is funny and perfect for social engagement. It's also a very multi-sensory book. The acetate transparencies provide a nice tactile and visual sensory component. Each page demands sound effects and physical movement.
The numbers (10 through 0) pair with lower-case sight words. You can practice labeling numbers, sight words, and 1:1 correspondence counting the flies.
If a child is ready, you can also ask, "There were ten flies, but the spider ate one! How many flies do we have left?" and introduce a simple math word problem.
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post of 15 great counting books: http://www.lineupthebooks.com/countin...
June 23, 2014
This book made me laugh. Mostly because it is a book that I can call the "Magic Numbers Book of Death" as in the flies slowly die by various means. One fly gets eaten by a frog. Another gets zapped by a bug zapper. Readers get to count down from ten to one. And those that don't love flies won't be too sad that eventually there is "zero"...although with flies there never really is "zero"...
June 6, 2014
Fantastic Book, I really enjoyed it, and think it might be fun to do at Baby ST
July 13, 2014
Great book - anxious to try it for storytime! Love the way the transparent page flips over to change the picture :) and reduce the number of flies!
November 21, 2014
Love this one! So cleverly done!
December 2, 2014
The story starts out with 10 flies. The reader interacts with the book to see what happens to each one of them in this counting book.
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