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A Number of Numbers: 1 book, 100s of things to find!
Take a ride through 26 fully illustrated search and find spreads, each one themed on a number. Count the animals going into Noah’s Ark two-by-two, spot 13 scary ghosts at the haunted house on Halloween, and visit Farm Fifteen where everything from one scarecrow through to 15 apples need to be found. Allan Sanders’ weird and wonderful drawings are packed full of funny things to spot and plenty of Where’s Waldo style humor, making this the best way to learn your 1, 2, 3s . . .
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48 pages, Hardcover
Published November 24, 2020
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November 25, 2019
I was sent this book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
This book is bright and colourful and each page is different with different things to find. My 6 year old really enjoyed it and as a Teaching Assistant I found the book to be a great repetitive counting book for little minds learning to count and recognise numbers.
We thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This book is bright and colourful and each page is different with different things to find. My 6 year old really enjoyed it and as a Teaching Assistant I found the book to be a great repetitive counting book for little minds learning to count and recognise numbers.
We thoroughly enjoyed this book.
December 9, 2019
I thought that this book was excellent!
I liked the layout of the book, it was good fun to do with my daughter and as an adult I really enjoyed it. It was a fun way to pass the time and she really enjoyed finding and searching for the numbers and the lists on each page too.
It is 5 stars from me for this one, I love books like this!!
Very highly recommended!!
I liked the layout of the book, it was good fun to do with my daughter and as an adult I really enjoyed it. It was a fun way to pass the time and she really enjoyed finding and searching for the numbers and the lists on each page too.
It is 5 stars from me for this one, I love books like this!!
Very highly recommended!!
January 3, 2020
A wonderful, splendidly illustrated hidden object book! A perfect number and object primer for toddlers, a fantastic collection of look-and-find scenes for children, and a delightful experience for visual readers of all ages.
February 16, 2023
Momenteel een grote favoriet bij onze kleuter die volop bezig is met cijfers te leren lezen. Tot vervelens toe al gelezen: elke dag bij bedtijd één of twee pagina's, en eenmaal we na een maand rond waren is ze gewoon opnieuw begonnen. Leuk geïllustreerd, verschillende stijlen, en gewoon ook een tof zoekboek om samen te doen. Met richtvragen voor vermoeide ouders wiens hersenen zelf niet goed meer werken.
February 23, 2025
A Number of Numbers is as fun and cute as its partner book, An Alphabet of Alphabets. Like the letter version, this picture book offers pages of Where's Waldo/I Spy style games through detailed, cute illustrations, connected in clever ways to the numbers 1-20, plus 50 and 100, such as five = five fingers on a hand = a glove-themed illustration, or eight = an octopus's eight legs = an ocean-themed spread.
The whole book is engaging, entertaining, and educational, and sure to be fun for young readers learning their numbers!
Thank you to NetGalley and Wide Eyed Editions for the advance review copy!
The whole book is engaging, entertaining, and educational, and sure to be fun for young readers learning their numbers!
Thank you to NetGalley and Wide Eyed Editions for the advance review copy!
June 21, 2020
This is the second book from AJ Wood (author) and Allan Sanders (illustrator) and is the follow up to their fantastic ‘Alphabet of Alphabets’ that was realised in 2018. A Number of Numbers is one of my favourite non-fiction reads of 2020. It combines my love of books with my passion for Maths and any book that helps develop a love for numbers at a young age is fine by me.
A Number of Numbers is a glorious journey through twenty two brightly illustrated double page spreads. Each double page is based around a different theme - from Noah’s Ark to a haunted house to a mini-golf course to the fair ground - there really is something that will appeal to everybody. There is a definite Where’s Wally style to the book as the reader is asked to find all manner of things, all the while developing their counting skills and powers of observation. Children begin by having to count the 1 unicycle wheel all the way up to 100 yellow hard hats and everything in between. There are lots of additional challenges too, like finding the mischievous mouse who sneaks into every picture and finding pairs of things.
With beautiful illustrations that pack a great deal of humour, this fun, interactive and educational book will appeal to all young children. Even though the book is produced for young readers I really like that the author does not shy away from using more challenging language. As readers count they will be absorbing information and learning the names of various instruments in an orchestra, different professions and the names of states in the USA, to name just a few.
A Number of Numbers is a fabulous way for young children to learn and consolidate their knowledge of number. The book is published as a large format coffee-table sized book with thick pages that will hold up to the exploration of little fingers. Recommended for 4+.
A Number of Numbers is a glorious journey through twenty two brightly illustrated double page spreads. Each double page is based around a different theme - from Noah’s Ark to a haunted house to a mini-golf course to the fair ground - there really is something that will appeal to everybody. There is a definite Where’s Wally style to the book as the reader is asked to find all manner of things, all the while developing their counting skills and powers of observation. Children begin by having to count the 1 unicycle wheel all the way up to 100 yellow hard hats and everything in between. There are lots of additional challenges too, like finding the mischievous mouse who sneaks into every picture and finding pairs of things.
With beautiful illustrations that pack a great deal of humour, this fun, interactive and educational book will appeal to all young children. Even though the book is produced for young readers I really like that the author does not shy away from using more challenging language. As readers count they will be absorbing information and learning the names of various instruments in an orchestra, different professions and the names of states in the USA, to name just a few.
A Number of Numbers is a fabulous way for young children to learn and consolidate their knowledge of number. The book is published as a large format coffee-table sized book with thick pages that will hold up to the exploration of little fingers. Recommended for 4+.
November 20, 2019
Now this looked to be thoroughly successful. I can't prove it can teach you to count, because I learnt some time ago, and I don't have a young human to borrow for scientific purposes, but my guess is this should be a hit. Starting with a simple instance of an image with lots of 'ones' in it – a monocle, a unicycle etc – we go through the numbers up to twenty, busily increasing complexity until we have a heck of a lot of things to spot, and therefore a heck of a lot of counting up to do. We then leap to fifty, with the map of the US reduced to the state abbreviations, and then one final diorama with something to count a hundred of. Sometimes things are a little too simplified – in a large image of a farm we see all the carrots we have to tot up in the same patch, and likewise the child using this book on their own will like as not point to all the choristers and say 'found them' rather than practise their numeracy, but that aside this suitably presents a lot of revision of our numbers. Here's hoping an uncountable number of libraries and schools manage to keep their copies with nothing circled, ticked off or otherwise marked up.
November 18, 2020
This is an entertainingly and brightly illustrated search and find book. There are objects for each number in the highly detailed drawings and also some extra puzzles along the way. As an example, for number 7, kids are asked to find 7 different dogs and their pups and then 7 balls, bowls, bones and 1 hot dog! Number 9 has all kinds of things we wear and then the mouse asks kids to find his underwear. This is typical of the title’s humor.
The book is inviting and is a great way to learn numbers and to practice visual skills while searching for the objects mentioned. I highly recommend it. Five stars for its intended audience and adults will enjoy it too.
The book is inviting and is a great way to learn numbers and to practice visual skills while searching for the objects mentioned. I highly recommend it. Five stars for its intended audience and adults will enjoy it too.
November 23, 2020
A Number of Numbers follows in the tradition of I Spy and Where's Waldo, with charming illustrations drawn by Allan Sanders. The reader is invited to find a variety of number-based images on each page, with even more searchable items listed in the back of the book. Although slightly less innovative than it's partner, An Alphabet of Alphabets, this little book is jampacked full of fun, and is sure to be a lovely addition to any child's library.
Head's up for grownups: the two page is Noah's Ark based.. There is nothing overtly Christian, but if you prefer your books without any Biblical references,
Thank you to Wide Eyed Editions and NetGalley for the ARC!
Head's up for grownups: the two page is Noah's Ark based.. There is nothing overtly Christian, but if you prefer your books without any Biblical references,
Thank you to Wide Eyed Editions and NetGalley for the ARC!
December 2, 2020
I received an electronic ARC from Quarto Publishing Group – Wide Eyed Editions through NetGalley.
Wood challenges readers to seek and find the items on each page that correspond to the number given. Readers have to use a variety of processing skills to identify the objects and do the math. Then at the end more challenges are offered so readers can go back through the book again. The illustrations are highly detailed and fun to study beyond searching for the objects.
A terrific family challenge or for an elementary level reader to do on their own.
Wood challenges readers to seek and find the items on each page that correspond to the number given. Readers have to use a variety of processing skills to identify the objects and do the math. Then at the end more challenges are offered so readers can go back through the book again. The illustrations are highly detailed and fun to study beyond searching for the objects.
A terrific family challenge or for an elementary level reader to do on their own.
January 6, 2020
This book provides a fun way to consolidate the skills involved in learning to count. It starts with one, of course, and by the end of this title gets to 100. Along the way, children will find many things to count and look for. This title makes counting fun and I think that children will enjoy it. The illustrations are appropriately complex, fun and colorful.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.
November 23, 2020
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.
This book is just too much fun! Adorable search and find pictures guided by the numbers 1 - 20, and extra pages for 50 and 100. Each page is of a different scene (ski hill, construction site, farm) and there is a sequential list of items to find as you look through the pages. I cannot wait to get a copy for myself....I mean, for my students.
This book is just too much fun! Adorable search and find pictures guided by the numbers 1 - 20, and extra pages for 50 and 100. Each page is of a different scene (ski hill, construction site, farm) and there is a sequential list of items to find as you look through the pages. I cannot wait to get a copy for myself....I mean, for my students.
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February 2, 2021An absolutely wonderful math-themed book for children! The search-and-find elements are engaging and varied so there is much to see and explore as you celebrate numbers. The numbers 1-20 are even given a page spread with details on what to find, and then 50 and 100 are each given a page as well. This is a fun book children will latch on to and want to revisit again and again.
**Note: I was given a review copy of this book by Quarto Kids. Opinions are my own.
**Note: I was given a review copy of this book by Quarto Kids. Opinions are my own.
December 4, 2020
Thank you NetGalley and Quarto for the free digital copy for my review.
Each page represents a number and has items on that page representing that number, and it goes 1-20, then 50, then 100! A very fun counting and search and find book. You will get lots of reading and counting time out of this book.
Each page represents a number and has items on that page representing that number, and it goes 1-20, then 50, then 100! A very fun counting and search and find book. You will get lots of reading and counting time out of this book.
December 6, 2020
We are spoiled—first An Alphabet of Alphabets and now a numbers book! Counting has never been more fun (and secretly educational). A wonderfully immersive numbers celebration calculated to add to your little one’s numberstanding!
February 9, 2020
Super fun search and find book that younger readers can really enjoy.
January 29, 2020
Fantastic! I absolutely love this book! Amazing concept with an excellent execution. Every page is so clever and the illustrations are very lively and engaging. I adore fun, interactive, educational books for young minds. I will be adding this book to my 'to buy' list. Love it!
(e-ARC received from netgalley)
(e-ARC received from netgalley)
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