Count and See

by Tana Hoban

There are things to count all around you. If you look. And think. And see. Tana Hoban does -- and so will the youngest reader who accompanies her through this book. Exciting photographs -- reinforce by the number as word, as numeral, and as model set -- show you how to count what you see, and make what you see count.

Genres: Picture Books, Counting, Mathematics, Childrens, Number

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1972

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kiddo loves numbers and has moved beyond books that only go up to ten or twenty. I came across this picture book at the library and he absolutely loves it. There are wonderful black and white photographs in this book, mostly in an urban area but some are in other settings. Each two-page spread has a full page image with something kids can count. The other page prints the number, spells it out, and has the same number of dots, in stacks of ten, equal to the number. So he can recognize the number by sight. He can figure out what letter the number starts with. He can count the objects in the picture. Or he can count the dots. He can count how many sets of 10 are in that number. He can look at 13 and see that 13 is the same as 10 + 3 by looking at the dots.

The kid really loves this book. He wants to spend forever counting everything on each page every possible way.

Numbers 1-15 have their own page. After that the book has 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100. The first day we read it he counted to 50 for the first time on his own! But on the 100 page he got tired of counting peas in pods and instead wanted to count the sets of 10. So he knows that 100 is 10 tens.

Maybe if I'd had his fascination with numbers when I was 3, I'd be better at math now.

What a wonderful visual book of numbers and math. He loved the photographs too. He likes that he can count children playing, watermelon seems, birds on a roof, and other things he sees everyday. When we go on walks he wants to count everything we see on the walk.

I think I'm going to need to buy this one because he's not going to want to return it to the library.

[Hatka Kecalovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Count and See by Tana Hoban helps students see that math is present everywhere within the world. The book serves as a great resource for lessons on counting. The book provides different numbers in word form, numerical form, and as a model set. This book can be used in Pre-K to 5 grade classrooms.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extraordinarily simple. Great counting book!

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it.
It goes from 1-15
then skips to 20
then 30 40 50
then 100


soooo

not perfect
but great photos with numbers recommended for preschool classroom libraries

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hoban books are classics - I love the (now) vintage feel of the photos.

[Naomi · Rating 1 out of 5]

In the beginning of the book, I was prepared to give this book a high rating. I thought it was a fantastic way to teach young (pre k-k) readers counting. However later in the book the author started jumping by 10's. She chose to stop at the number 14 before the jump which made absolutely no sense to me.

[Nikki · Rating 1 out of 5]

A basic counting book. I don't think the black and white photographs will grab the attention of children. Also, it counts from 1-15, but then jumps to 20, 30, 50, 100. I think that would be confusing for someone just learning to count.

[Vilo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am always looking for counting books including 11-20 since it's the toughest stretch. This is one of the best. It uses 10 frames and after 20 goes by 10s to 100.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good for the beginning of the year when students are learning to count.

[Julia Buffington]

This book counts up to 100. It is all in black and white but is also a very interactive book as it wants the kids to count the objects in the pictures.

[Cecelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book about counting. Includes the concepts of ones, fives, tens, and hundreds.