Let's Count Washington: Numbers and Colors in the Evergreen State

by David W. Miles

2 gray whales swimming in the sea
6 pink salmon fighting up the stream
7 green hemlocks standing side by side Numbers and colors are more fun in Washington! In this dynamic, colorful primer, young readers count from 1 to 10―learning colors along the way―as they discover the places, animals, and other wonderful things that make Washington so unique.

Genres: Childrens

20 pages, Board Book

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

David grew up in rural Pennsylvania. He attended Brigham Young University where he pursued a degree in Business Management. He worked several years as a graphic designer and published his first children's book at age 19. He lives in California with his wife and son.

Reviews

[Austyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has so much potential, but falls flat in it's execution. 1 "One blue sky" is so nebulous for little ones. One blue space needle, etc would be much easier for their learning. 4, a picture of four fish being tossed at Pike is very confusing because there are six other fish just sitting there. My daughter kept pointing to them as I counted. I also struggled to read this in the low light we use for bedtime because there's such low contrast on each page. The black bears were basically invisible. Cute, realistic, but not appropriate for young readers trying to learn. Still, one of the better counting books I've seen.

[Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A colorful board book for early readers to teach them about the state of Washington. The book is also a counting book, it counts u to the number 10 and talks about different things in Washington state that are important to the state. Counting the Space Needle, 2 Mountains, 3 yellow Goldfinches, 4 Pikes Place fish, 5 Lilacs, 6 black bears, 7 umbrellas, 8 apples, 9 Doug Fir trees, and 10 Rhododendrons. These are all things that are unique to our state, and can be used in a classroom to teach students how to not only count but to identify important things in the state of Washington.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book. Tried it with toddlers but not enough interaction.

[PQ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty standard counting book-nothing to make it a favorite other than familiar sights.

[Cecily V · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the pink rhododendrons so much, I said "Oooh!"