Lots of Ladybugs!: Counting by Fives

by Michael Dahl, Todd Irving Ouren (Illustrator)

Introduces counting by fives by counting the number of spots on the shell of a ladybug. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.

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

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

As more and more ladybugs, each with 5 black spots on their backs enter the yard, readers practice counting by fives as the number of ladybugs grows from 1 to 10, and the spots go from 5 to 50.

A bright and colorful picture book that helps readers practice counting by fives in an engaging way.

[Brianna Wheelock]

This book can be used in early elementary classrooms to help students count by fives. It could also help children struggling with adding.

[Stacy Galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute. Love the hidden numbers.

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read at WD Library in WI

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple storyline that engages little ones to read and count. The first line holds alliteration while the second sentence offers a repetitive phrase.

Theme: ladybugs
Additional themes: counting, five

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun, bright-colored picture book featuring ladybugs that helps children count by groups of five. I used the English version for a bilingual story time program about ladybugs, and I used the Spanish version for the equivalent Spanish story time program.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Counts spots on ladybugs by fives. English and Spanish

[Vanessa Peavy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun colorful book that introduces students to counting by five. I would use this book to teach skip counting.

Grades: PreK-2