More Than One

by Miriam Schlein, Donald Crews (Drawings)

SOFT COVER

Genres: Mathematics, Picture Books, Number, Nonfiction, Counting

22 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Miriam Schlein was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books that helped teach children about animals and more obscure ideas such as space and time. Her books include The Year of the Panda and Discovering Dinosaur Babies. Schlein died of vasculitis in Manhattan, New York, at age 78, in 2004.

Reviews

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

More Than One is a unique math book that introduces the concept of groups. Most children's books don't tackle something like this, and I appreciate that this one tries. It's got classic, unfussy illustrations and only says what it needs to -- sparse, but interesting.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple book showing why units matter. One = 1, except when it's one pair or one dozen or one flock....

[Michelle Hodge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overview: Have you ever thought that the number one can mean more than one? This book explores that thought by showing that some things we say are one really have more items in them, like ONE baseball team has NINE players or ONE forest has LOTS of trees. It gives a number of different examples of how ONE can be MORE.

Mommy Bookworm’s Thoughts: This book has very vibrant illustrations, which would appeal to various ages of children. There is a conflict of reading level and/or appropriate ages for the book. Personally, I think that 2- to 3-year-old children would enjoy the book because of the illustrations, but think that the reading level is more for ages 4+. I think the book is interesting in that it tries to teach how when we say ONE it may sometimes have more parts to it. However, I also feel it is a little confusing especially if you’re trying to teach it to a little child.

Dahlia Bookworm’s Thoughts (11 years old): I did not like the book because it was not very interesting since it had facts that I already knew. I can easily read it. I would recommend it to younger kids though.

Daisy Bookworm’s Thoughts (7 years old): I could easily read it by myself and only needed help with two or three words. I like the pictures and colors. I thought it was a little boring though. I think it tries to teach kids that the number one can be more than one too.

[Malinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

More Than One by Miriam Schlein is a good book! This book would be great for K-3 graders. In this Nonfiction book, the author talks about more than one way to find one. I would use this book as a mentor text in a math lesson about pairs of one or ways one can be represented. I think what is most powerful in this reading is that the illustrations use pictures and words that children are familiar with (e.g. eggs, the sun, family, shoes, etc.).

I would recommended this book, because it a short little read that would be great to use as a mentor text in a math lesson that would be easy for children to understand and follow only with.

[Evan · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this unique children's counting book, Miriam Schlein presents a seemingly simple and straightforward text that is yet conceptually advanced, presenting a variety of ways in which one can be more than one (e.g., one pair of shoes or one dozen eggs). There are many teachable moments for young children as well as opportunities for vocabulary development (e.g. flock of birds, school of fish).

The illustrations by Donald Crews are beautiful, especially the early one of the whale swimming through a sunlit ocean. The warm, colorful pictures that cover each page are a testament to his unique abilities as a children's book illustrator.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be great to use with K-2 students. It could be used to help introduce math vocabulary with your students when learning about the many different ways to represent the number "one" such as one pair, one week, one team, one family, etc. You can also incorporate lessons on counting, addition and helping children gain a good understanding of how different vocabulary can be used to help represent numbers.

[Allison Homeyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

More Than One by Miriam Schlein is an adorable book that shows young readers that yes one is one but one can be more than one. Going through several different things, the author shows us that One week is seven days, One dozen is always twelve.
I thought this book was super adorable and such a fun concept.
I would use this book to help a client learn several things throughout a therapy session. Including counting and learning the days of the week.

[Maxwoodliff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book could be confusing to students that are learning to count. I would use this book to with students that already have a grasp of counting numbers. This book provides examples of grouping in 1. For example one week is seven days and one baseball team is nine players. I would use this book to explain groups of things to my students.

[Kaycee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to kids about numbers, most especially when they start to count.

One can be 1 and One can be more. A great way to relate the different ways that English language can use one in terms of a number alone, a group of items, people, or even numbers. The illustrations also showed the diversity of a single number and how a child can relate it to his or her surroundings.

[Katie Williams]

A book about how one can really be more than one. This would be good to read to make math a bit easier to understand. It can be used when introducing times tables starting with one. There is also some vocabulary that could be taught and practiced, such as the use of the word dozen to represent 12.

[Kelly Whelchel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Use to teach that the number one is more than just one. The number one can mean more than that. Take each step of the book and break it apart. Possibly have pictures or real objects to reflect what is being talked about.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

A math book describing the meaning of one, that one can mean more than one item. It begins with one pair which is actually two. Text and illustrations cover the meaning of one very well. Donald Crews illustrations are always crisp and concise.

[Brittani Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great way to establish number sense. Even though there is one of something, it can be multiples. One team but many players. Students can make up their own addition problems.

[MJ]

ODC this copy rejacketed

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

More than 1, can 1 be more than 1? Yes 1 Family...many people. One Ocean, lots of water! Fun one to read- clever book and a not boring way to talk about math!!

[Faith Bart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book because this shows kids the importance of there can be more than one of something. For example there can be one team, one pair, one dozen, one family, ect.

[Vanessa Lueras]

More Than One is a good book to use for a math lesson because the book uses real world objects and teaches them more about numbers and how to count by ones. The book uses animals, people, food, and nature to express numbers and their counting.