More, Fewer, Less: A Colorful Picture Book About Visual Discovery and Math for Kids

by Tana Hoban

Tana Hoban knows what fires the eyes and minds of her young admirers the world over. And with every click of her camera, she zooms in on a new discovery--like this treasure trove, a full-color lesson on quantities. Look at the stacks of brightly colored teacups, the racks of shiny new shoes, the bin full of mouth-watering candies. Where are there more? Or fewer? Or where is there less? The questions and answers depend on what (and how) you see. Like the distinctive photographs, it's all a matter of vision.

Genres: Mathematics, Picture Books, Childrens, Photography, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 28, 1998

Reviews

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wordless picture book that is what you make of it. The front cover inside flap prompts readers to think about what there are more of or fewer of on each page. There are pictures of things like a street with closed wooden doors, a bunch of scissors, seashells, a bag of jellybeans, and more.

This book is really whatever you make of it. Adults can ask young readers an endless series of questions about the photos: how many, what there’s the most of, what’s unique on the page, how many of a certain color, etc. And you don’t have to limit it to the prompt options. You could use the photos as story writing prompts too, get kids to practice identifying things in a 2nd or 3rd language…the sky’s the limit.

[Negar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found a love.

[Sarajo Cole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a wonderful picturebook to introduce the concept of more, fewer, and less. I would have no issues in incorporating this book into a math lesson for the preschoolers I teach. I recommend this book to teachers who teach young children for a quick and painless math lesson. Beautiful photos, as well!

[Amanda Mcentire]

This book has no words. The pictures are vivid colors and the book is full of everyday life objects. Every page you get to see what there is more of and what there is less of. It is an interactive book and kids really love to look through it and point out all the fun objects

[Cindy]

This book is a great book to use to teach comparison. The students will be able to identify which is bigger or smaller through the photography in the text. Is would be for younger grades because there are no words in the text.

[Vanessa Grubbs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice picture book where kids can count objects. Would be fun to use in grades K or 1 for pair activities, like count and compare answers. Wonderful vivid photos.

[Rocheal Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This wordless picture book is functional for introducing more than/less than/equal to in a fun and interactive way.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good for teaching more or less.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great photos; no text so there is lots of room for conversation.

[Christine Grant · Rating 2 out of 5]

Countdown to Kindergarten: One More, One Less

This book was practically useless to me. It's my fault because I was counting on it to be good without ever seeing it. Anyway, this is a wordless picture book and some of the pictures are confusing as to what would be more and what would be less. Never again. On a side note, the kids didn't hate it...just me.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Photographs illustrate grouping of objects in larger and smaller numbers.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good photos, but this wordless book needs something beyond the jacket text to make it successful.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

No story, just photographs to talk about. They were all chosen with an eye to More/Less (or More/Fewer).

See shirts, seeds, birds, and many others.

[Ian McHugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eadie loved counting with this book. She loves comparing the pictures and missing out 15. 14 to 16 makes her laugh. Kids are weird.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Christina Leone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hoban, Tana. More, Fewer, Less. (1998). In this wordless book, Hoban has a collection of approximately 30 full page brightly colored photographs. The book jacket reads, “Look at the picture. Where are there more? Where are there fewer? What is there less of? What is there more of?” The reader is to “think about the answer” as they turn the pages making this an interactive book for young readers learning the concepts of more and less. The beautifully colorful photographs will be intriguing to very young children and primary readers; looking at a cage full of colorful parakeets, a large group of goldfish, a field of lambs, and a table of fruit. Without the instructions (locked in the book jacket itself), however, this may not make sense to a reader, appearing a collection of random photographs.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wordless photos invite young tots to count, learn the concepts of more and less, and discuss.

As seen on the cover, there's an unfortunate image of many parakeets stuffed into small, crowded cages...but this could also lead to discussion with slightly older kids about proper pet care.

[Kayla Swope]

More, Fewer, Less by Tana Hoban
Copyright-unknown
Number of Pages-
Book Format- Hardcover
Reading level-
Genre- noniction
Lit Requirement- Wordless Picture book

The book More, Fewer, Less is a wordless picture book that displays daily goods, materials and food everyone around the globe uses in their everyday lives. The structure of the book is that the pictures descend in the quantity of the everyday goods in different countries. The book, More, Fewer, Less, deserves a three star rating because of its detailed pictures. However, without words it will not be all the way clear for young readers with adult guidance as well as more on backgrounds of communities in different countries will help for comprehension.