Ants at the Picnic: Counting by Tens

by Michael Dahl, Zachary Trover (Illustrator)

Introduces counting by tens by counting the number of ants at a picnic.

Genres: Picture Books, Counting, Storytime, Number, Childrens, Mathematics, Food

24 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2005

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[Ms. Jeane · Rating 4 out of 5]

One reason that I really like this book is because it is rather tricky to find any books to teach children counting beyond 1-10, and this book helps them counting by their 10s so it helps them memorize those numbers beyond 10 and 20.

[Library Lady Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Could see this book expanded into a flannel board to reinforce the ants leaving in 10 ant groups.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really humorous and well done.

[Kimmie G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful! This one even counts backward from 100 by tens. I love that.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great counting book where the ants take everything from the picnic, even aunt Helen! Counting by tens backwards. Great for storytime

[Nicole Sandford · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good counting book for preps.

[Ruby · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I liked that there were one hundred ants, and I liked counting them by ones and tens."

[Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why do ants need a serving spoon? Why do they need Aunt Helen? What nefarious antics are these well-organized ants really up to?