Two Crows Counting

by Doris Orgel, Judith Moffatt (Illustrator)

Every book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages three to eight as they develop reading skills.

Level 1 (PRE-K-GRADE 1) books are perfect for reading aloud with children who are getting ready to read or are just beginning to read words or phrases.

Two Crows Counting

One big crow, one small crow, seeing all they can Count up to ten and count down again. Follow their journey from dawn to dark in this whimsical counting book.

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1995

About the author

Doris Orgel is a children's writer. She was born in Vienna, Austria. As a child, she and her family fled to Yugoslavia and finally the U.S. during the rise of the Nazi party in Europe. She attended Radcliffe College from 1946 too 1948, and graduated cum laude from Barnard College in 1950.

In her career, Ms. Orgel has written and translated several fairy and folk tales, as well as served as a translator for other authors. Prior to her work as a children's writer, Orgel was in magazine and book publishing. Her first original book, Sarah’s Room (1963) was published under the pseudonym Doris Adelberg. It was also republished in England and in Switzerland in German. In 1960, Ms. Orgel received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for her translation of Willhelm Hauff's Dwarf Long-Nose (1960). Her book The Devil in Vienna (1978) received a Phoenix Award Honor in 1998. Ms. Orgel has also worked as a children’s book reviewer for "The New York Times".

She is married to Dr. Shelley Orgel; has three children: Paul, Laura, and Jeremy; two daughters-in-law: Sharon Lamb and Ling Chen Orgel; three grandchildren: Willy, Jennifer, and Julian; and three granddogs: Woof, Buster, and Otto. She lives in New York City.


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Reviews

[Emily Arrant]

Summary: This book is for pre-readers. This book is about two crows flying who see 10 different things on their journey. They fly from sunrise to sundown as they count from one to ten and down again. This book is full of repetition, which helps the student as they are reading.

Evaluation: I like this book for beginner readers. It helps student’s count as well as sees a pattern in their reading. The sentences are short and the pictures will help them determine what the sentence says if it gets stuck. This is a book that could be read aloud to students and then the students could practice reading it themselves.

Teaching Idea: For this book you could work on patterns and sequencing. You could cut out the pictures of the different events and let them help you put the pictures in order from 1-10 and then back down again.

[Sara Bland · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for children who are just becoming interested in reading. There are several different ways that the children can interact with the book, including counting and reading numbers on the page. The story basically takes you through the day in the life of a crow, and all of the animals that they encounter on their way. It ends in a nice little family picture all snuggled up in a crow's nest. I would recommend this for readers who are in pre-k through 1st grade.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's just something special about Bank Street books, particularly this one. Cute pictures that are a bit more than just cartoons. Fresh motifs (crows, not robins... also great blue herons) in a familiar setting (farm). A counting book... from a crow's eye view. Up to 10, and back down to 1, over the course of one day. Timeless. Enjoyable by parents, reading tutors, and even kids who are too young for it or who already know how to read.

Highly recommended to families with developing readers and, of course, to classrooms and reading specialists. Says: "Preschool to Grade 1."

[Alecia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just loved this book. My youngest child who is eight is at a point where it's a bit too young for her now, but it is a great read aloud for preschoolers or early elementary with short, rhythmic lines that rhyme and practice counting up and down from ten. I also love the collage style illustrations and the symmetry of counting up as the day begins and counting down as the day ends which makes for a good bedtime read too.

Going for a nature walk and looking for a certain numbers of flowers, animals, etc as shown in the book could be a good follow up activity.

[Megan Rowland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that is perfect for children learning how to count forward and backward from ten. The crows allow the children to count up then back down which is something every child needs to learn how to do.

[Marge]

very easy

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

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