Early years: numbers and counting
Workman Publishing Count to 10 and Back Again A FlipFlap Board Book
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£10.44
Little, Brown & Company The Night Baafore the First Day of School
Book SynopsisThe sheep won't let Bo sleep in this hilarious tale of what can go wrong when the sheep you count run amok the night before the first day of school.Anxious for the first day of school, Bo just wants to fall asleep so he'll be ready for the day. But when he tries counting sheep, the sheep get bored and scatter, and chaos ensues: "Sheep 5 snags a lunch bag and makes a strange creature. 6 swallows the apple Bo picked for his teacher. Sheep 7 grips scissors, and piece after piece, she snips and she clips, and she trims the flock's fleece." Children can count along with Bo as he finds the 10 mischievous sheep misbehaving throughout the house. With a house full of sheep and a mess to clean, will Bo get enough sleep before his big day?With 10 out-of-control sheep and the beleaguered Bo, this action-packed story will provide comic relief for anyone who might be a little nervous about the first day of school.
£13.29
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc Get Ready For School: Numbers
Book SynopsisHelp your child prepare for kindergarten, develop confidence with age-appropriate activities, and acquire basic skills. The Get Ready for School books include entertaining and rewarding activities such as completing patterns, matching pairs, identifying sets, matching words or numbers to pictures, connecting the dots, completing mazes, and much more. Ninety-six write-on, wipe off pages allow children to practice skills over and over again. Sixty-four additional activity pages as well as memory game cards and congratulatory stickers reinforce the exercises and add to the learning and fun!Letters teaches basic pre-reading skills such as: ?Learning to write upper case and lower case letters ?Identifying beginning and ending sounds ?Rhyming ?Completing words ?Practicing alphabet order ?Distinguishing letters ?Matching upper case and lower case letters ?Completing letter patterns
£15.21
Star Bright Books Brian Wildsmith's Animals to Count
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£7.13
Star Bright Books Woolly the Wide Awake Sheep
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£8.49
Workman Publishing Busy Little Hands: Math Play!: Learning
Book SynopsisIn this third book in the Busy Little Hands series, (Busy Little Hands: Art Play! and Busy Little Hands: Food Play!) preschoolers are introduced to the idea that math is everywhere, and numbers are fun! Each page features lots of bright pictures for pre-readers and each activity is designed for little mathematicians to play with numbers as they count, compare, measure, and make patterns using toys, snacks, and other items that are part of everyday life. From Counting Cars and Shape Stamping to Number Hide & Seek and Pattern Hunt, this book is packed with learning fun that will set preschoolers on the path to math success. Durable cards and stickers add hands-on learning elements.
£11.90
Familius LLC Ocean Train
Book SynopsisAuthor Christopher Robbinsand illustrator Susanna Covelli’s Ocean Train is an interactive primer that teaches numbers and sea creature names to children, providing a colorful, educational, and toy-like learning experience that makes learning fun. Ahoy! Take a dive under the sea with Ocean Train. With a yellow submarine engine, little nautical explorers will love this 56-inch fold-out train (perfect for playtime or room decor)! Printed on both sides with boldly colored underwater illustrations, the book includes a handy velcro clasp to keep everything snuggly shut when reading time is over.
£10.44
Barefoot Books, Incorporated Five Little Mermaids
Book SynopsisFive mermaids guide children on a whimsical singalong journey through the world’s oceans, counting down from 5 to 0. Includes educational notes about mermaid legends, marine animals, and the five oceans, as well as a catchy song and video animation to reinforce STEM learning.
£7.99
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd One Box
Book SynopsisOne Boxis a children's counting story about a migrant worker sending a box of gifts and supplies to their loved ones in the Philippines. Also known as Balikbayan boxes, these are typically filled with things like canned goods, clothing and snacks. But inOne Boxthere's more than just stuff it's full of promises.
£14.99
Birlinn General Tobermory Cat 1, 2, 3
Book SynopsisDebi Gliori's delightful The Tobermory Cat was one of the most popular children's books of 2012. Based on a real cat known to local inhabitants as well as thousands of visitors to Mull, the island's ginger tom and his extraordinary antics have now become world famous. Young children will love this counting book in which the Tobermory Cat wakes up hungry and explores the town in search of something to eat.Trade Review'Gorgeous' * Jill Bennet's blog *'Delightful' * Scots Magazine *'A book for little people to enjoy at bedtime' * Scottish Home & Country *
£7.99
Barefoot Books Ltd Busy Bear Count & Sort Game
Book SynopsisGet ready to play and learn with Bear! For 20 years, Bear has delighted children as Barefoot Books’ most beloved character -- and now, children can practice early math, storytelling and taking turns with Bear as their guide! Created by an early childhood expert, these 30 double-sided cards and instructions for 5 games will grow with your child, making Busy Bear Count and Sort a long-lasting gift.
£11.01
Priddy Books First Number Skills
Book SynopsisA Wipe Clean Learning Book from Roger Priddy, Wipe Clean Workbook First Number Skills introduces young learners to addition and subtraction.With twenty-six pages full of activities, this spiral-bound interactive workbook will help children aged 3 and over prepare for school. This series makes early learning fun for preschool-age children and the exercises inside encourage the development of many first skills such as pen control, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and drawing.Children can learn number bonds to 10 and first subtraction skills through a range of tracing, writing and matching activities, as well as three games that can be played with tear-out number cards. The book also features a mix of illustrations and photographs of familiar everyday objects, and a friendly blackbird character to provide prompts and support whilst children work through the book.The durable wipe-clean pages and attached wipe-clean encourage children to repeat the activities again and again!
£6.99
Templar Publishing Hannah + Holly Touch and Talk: First Numbers
Book SynopsisCount from one to ten with these beautifully illustrated books. Little fingers will delight in tracing over the shapes of each object as they learn numbers in this early concepts series. Hannah and Holly's soft pastel palette makes this the ideal gift for a newborn baby or first birthday.
£7.08
Bonnier Books Ltd My First Numbers
£5.97
Bonnier Books Ltd Help With Homework 3 Numbers
£5.97
Priddy Books My Busy Backpack
Book SynopsisBusy Backpack is a exciting shaped board book from Priddy Books and a fantastic introduction to preschool. This amazing novelty board book has an eye-catching backpack shape with a carry-handle. Children will love to carry the book around the house or when they go out and about. The story is set around a day in preschool and explores the different activities children do in a day there, from playing outside, having lunch to arts and crafts. There is lots for children to look for in every scene, with bright appealing illustrations throughout. Each spread also has a fun shaped tab of different objects which children have to look for in the different scenes. This encourages early counting skills as well as problem solving. It's time to begin a new school day. Get ready to learn, have fun, and play! This book is also a great way to start introducing the idea of starting school or preschool to young children.
£7.99
Little Tiger Press Group Dotty and Dash's 1, 2, 3
Book SynopsisDotty and Dash are off on a quest, to discover the number they like the best. Help Dotty and Dash to choose their favourite numbers between 1 and 100 in this colourful pop-up counting book.
£10.44
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Five Little Kea
Book SynopsisFive little kea exploring in the shed,one fell over and bumped their head.The cheekiest birds in the world are getting up to mischief in Ranger Tui's shed. But what are they planning?Based on the nursery rhyme Five Little Monkeys, Five Little Kea is a fun counting book that showcases the beauty of New Zealand's flora and fauna.
£12.34
Radhika Nair The Pink Crayon: A Children's Picture Book about
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£17.20
Tilbury House,U.S. Is 2 a Lot
Book SynopsisTen is not a lot of popcorn pieces but it is a lot of chomping dinosaurs. One thousand is not a lot of grains of sand but it is a lot of hot air balloons!Trade Review"Is 2 a Lot? written by Annie Watson, is a clever and insightful approach to learning about value and numbers whilst entertaining young children with whimsy and humour... This is a handsome picture book with its vibrant colours and glossy pages and is brimming with vivid imagery that invites interaction with its readers." -- Armadillo Autumn Edition
£13.29
Tilbury House,U.S. Is 2 a Lot
Book SynopsisTen is not a lot of popcorn pieces but it is a lot of chomping dinosaurs. One thousand is not a lot of grains of sand but it is a lot of hot air balloons!
£9.67
F&W Publications Inc Draw AlphaBeasts
Book SynopsisLearn to draw more 130 imaginary creatures using letters and numbers as the starting point!Trade Review"I have finally found my true love in this clever, funny, artistic, and practical book!" --Ink n Paper "Super cute illustrations that teach and entertain young minds. Every age can have a real blast and a not so scary time creating these super inventive beasts." --Cassandra M's Place "Steve Harpster's new book Draw AlphaBeasts is filled with drawing steps for creating AlphaBeasts out of numbers and the alphabet. The steps are so easy my kindergartner can draw his own AlphaBeasts." --Outnumbered 3 to 1
£11.69
SPCK Publishing Joy to the World
Book SynopsisChildren love Christmas and love learning to count! Make both even more exciting with this fun rhyme and bright scenes from the Christmas story. Make both even more exciting with this fun countdown rhyme board book, with peek-through windows to gaze through at the next bright Christmas scene. Recommended 4 and under Strong full page images are easy for the very youngest to understand and large enough for grown ups to point out the details of the pictures. The single line of text on each page allows grown ups to help the very earliest readers to tell the story for themselves.
£6.83
Button Books My First Book of Sounds
Book SynopsisAlain Gree's beautiful illustrations from the 1960s and '70s are known throughout the world. With their naivety of form and bold use of colour, their charm is undeniable. Part of a delightful series of books under GMC's exciting new imprint, Button Books, My First Book of Sounds features Alain Gree's stunning vintage illustrations on every page. Aimed at children aged 0 to 2 years, My First Book of Sounds is a robust, wipeable board book with rounded corners. Its vibrant pictures and large, bold text will make learning about noises in the world around them fun and absorbing for babies and toddlers.
£6.22
Button Books Numbers
This is a new title in bestselling series from world-renowned illustrator Alain Gree. It teaches children to recognise a range of numbers and simple sums with the help of stunning vintage illustrations. Reverse of jacket is a wall poster illustrated with images of the book. It is suitable for children aged 2-5 years. Alain Gree's beautiful illustrations from the 1960s and 70s are known throughout the world. With their naivety of form and bold use of colour, their charm is undeniable. Aimed at children aged 2 to 5 years, Numbers is a beautiful arlin-covered hardback with embossed artwork and jacket. Clear, easy-to-read text is presented alongside the illustrations to teach a range of numbers and simple sums featured throughout as examples to reinforce and learn from. Despite their simplicity, there is a richness of content in the illustrations that children will be fascinated by, and this wealth of information will be a joy for adults to share and discuss, making the potential for learning endless.
£11.69
Round Pebble Bedtime on the Farm
£9.36
Editorial el Pirata Números y emociones
Book SynopsisSUMMARY IN SPANISH: Nú meros y emociones es un libro en españ ol para niñ os de 1 añ o y medio a 4 añ os. Sandra Alonso, la autora, es una profesora de educació n infantil que, con este libro, ha logrado aunar dos necesidades: aprender las formas de los nú meros y presentar diez emociones diferentes. El uso de un gesto o idea para cada emoció n ayuda al niñ o a interiorizarlas y poder expresarlas. El libro tiene todos los nú meros, del uno al diez, con un suave relieve para que los niñ os puedan trazar su forma. Cada nú mero se relaciona con una emoció n y un gesto o concepto. Es ú til para aprender los nú meros trazando su forma y descubrir hasta diez emociones diferentes. El texto está escrito en letras MAYú SCULAS. Una historia divertida para explicar a los má s pequeñ os, ya que puedes hacer algo de teatro gesticulando las emociones. Las ilustraciones tienen fondos lisos en colores brillantes, que resaltan las imá genes para niñ os de edades tempranas. Alicia Teba, la ilustradora, ha acompañ ado el texto con fantá sticas y dulces ilustraciones que logran destacar sobre fondos de colores. LIBRO ESCRITO ORIGINALMENTE EN ESPAñ OL._________________________________________SUMMARY IN ENGLISH: Numbers and Emotions is a board book in Spanish for children from 18 months old to 4 years old. The book's author, Sandra Alonso, is a kindergarten teacher who has managed to bring two essential learning topics together in a single book: children learn the shape of the numbers and are introduced to ten different emotions. Using a gesture or idea for each emotion helps children to internalize and express them.The book features numbers from one to ten, printed in low relief so children can use their fingers to follow the numbers' shapes. Each number is matched with an emotion and a gesture or concept. It helps children to learn numbers by following their shape with their fingers and introduces them to up to ten different emotions. The text is written in UPPERCASE letters.Since you can do a bit of acting as you tell it, gesturing the emotions, it is a fun story that can be used to explain feelings to little ones. The bright, block color backgrounds highlight the illustrations for young readers.The book's illustrator, Alicia Teba, has accompanied the text with fantastic and sweet illustrations that stand out against the colorful backgrounds.ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN SPANISH.
£13.25
Las jirafas no pueden bailar 02 aos
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£13.26
Combel Editorial SA La cereza: Diez ardillas
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£11.94
HarperCollins Publishers Inc 100 Days of Cool
Book SynopsisTrade Review“I have used the MathStart series with students and even with my own children for a number of years now. Stuart Murphy has written books that develop mathematical concepts for all who read and listen to them. To find these books accompanied by activities for both home and school is a gift for all learners.” — Jonathan Dueck Director, STEM Education Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Fresno, California "No matter what is happening in the world today, the MathStart series takes an abstract concept and makes it real and concrete to the teacher, students, and parents that are reading and using them. Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books. Math is everywhere around us." — Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D. First Grade Teacher Ashbrook School Lumberton, New Jersey "Each kid-engaging Math Start book is focused on a specific math concept, the vocabulary is age appropriate, and the story lines with delightful illustrations are easy for kids to follow. These books are a perfect springboard into a lesson or review of a lesson and should be read and read again! Guaranteed Teacher and Child Approved." — Catherine Kuhns, M.Ed. National Board Certified Teacher, Early Childhood Presidential Award for Mathematics Teaching 1999 Teacher over 35 years (31 in Broward County Florida) "We are big Stuart J. Murphy fans. The MathStart books compliment our hands-on learning experience of making math meaningful. We keep a basket of MathStart books with our math manipulatives. Preschoolers act out the stories, master the vocabulary of math, and enjoy hearing the stories again and again." — Susan Fahey, Director Children's Care and Development Center, Inc. Lincolnwood, IL “I have owned/used Stuart J. Murphy books and been a “groupie” for a long time. His math books humanize math and make it relatable, which is essential in today’s world. Students must be able to connect with math now more than ever. The books promote the wonder in mathematics and connect math learning to real world experiences. That wonder will build future problem solvers. Stuart’s books are an energizing force in my school and with my teaching.” — Charyl Kerns Hills Elementary Math/ Technology Integration Specialist Keystone Technology Innovator 2015 Goodnoe Elementary School Council Rock School District Newtown, PA
£7.83
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Leaping Lizards
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£7.83
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fiesta Board Book Spain Ed
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£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc One Was Johnny
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£14.36
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Tally OMalley
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£8.76
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pollys Pen Pal
Book SynopsisPolly's got a pen pal in Canada! When Ally writes that she is 125 centimeters tall, weighs 25 kilograms, and lives 450 kilometers away, Polly needs a little help understanding just what that means. this tale of long distance friendship gives young readers a basic introduction to the metric system. Ages 5+.
£7.83
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Same Old Horse MathStart 2
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£7.83
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Merry Christmas Mouse
Book SynopsisJoin Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates his Christmas tree in a holiday counting adventure.This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy this simple introduction to numbers.
£9.45
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ten Little PuppiesDiez Perritos Bilingual
Book SynopsisOh, I had ten little puppies, Ten little puppies had I . . .Count along in Spanish and English as each one of the ten adorable puppies disappears from the pages—it''s a bilingual bonanza! Colorful and playful illustrations by artist Ulises Wensell, a vibrant rendition of the classic Spanish nursery rhyme by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, and a delightful English adaptation by Rosalma Zubizarreta will make this edition an instant family favorite. And you can find more information at the back of the book about the puppy breeds featured. Puppies have never been so irresistible!Yo tenía diez perritos, diez perritos tenía yo . . .Ahora puedes contar, en inglés o en español, cada uno de los diez adorables perritos mientras van desapareciendo de las páginas. ¡Una verdadera joya bilingüe! Las originales y divertidas ilustraciones del artista Ulises Wensell, la vibrante versión de la rima clásica de Alma
£16.14
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Biscuits 123
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£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Goodnight Moon 123 Lap Edition
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£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Russell the Sheep
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£9.98
HarperCollins Diez Puntos Negros
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£14.64
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
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£16.91
HarperCollins Publishers Inc This Little Piggy
Book SynopsisChildren and parents will find lots to laugh about in indie-rocker Tim Harrington’s first picture book, This Little Piggy. Everybody knows the this-little-piggy game—the big toe is the little piggy who went to market, and the baby toe is the little piggy who went wee wee wee all the way home. But what about the toes on the other foot? It turns out none of those piggies is eating roast beef…. One is playing the drums. One is riding a go-kart. One is dancing. One is flying a plane. And one of the little piggies has built a rocket ship and is traveling into outer space! Now that Les Savy Fav’s Tim Harrington has added his own hilarious twist, the game of this-little-piggy will never be the same. There is also a free song online that parents can download to go along with the text.
£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Dog
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£16.19
HarperCollins Bird Watch
Book SynopsisSearch for hidden birds and count them, too, in this seek-and-find picture book with a satisfying surprise. Delicate artwork, a focus on counting, and an engaging treasure hunt will entice fans of Janell Cannon's Stellaluna and Steve Light’s Have You Seen My Dragon?Trade Review“Matheson takes readers on a tranquil counting and bird-watching expedition. ...Airy watercolors featuring light strokes and pale skies give the spreads a feeling of openness. ...Matheson urges readers to observe the natural world with wide-open senses.” — Publishers Weekly “From 10 black-capped chickadees to a single great horned owl, a countdown seek-and-find presents common birds. . . .It requires significant patience and persistence to find them all; the reward is a special surprise. . . .Fun and surprisingly successful as an invitation to look closely at the natural world.” — Kirkus Reviews “Inviting. . .provides practice in visual discrimination, as well as fun for fans of seek-and-find pictures. . . .An absorbing picture book.” — ALA Booklist “Urging children to look carefully, Matheson’s watercolor and collage illustrations uses a soft, quiet palette to marvel at the beauty of the natural world. . . .This engaging work will be useful as a nature study, a counting book, and as a fun way to promote careful observation. A peaceful look at nature for little ones.” — School Library Journal
£15.16
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pinkalicious 123 A Counting Book
Book SynopsisLearn to count to 20 with Pinkalicious in this pinkamazing board book!Full of exciting illustrations and fun, playful words, the littlest readers will have a blast learning with Pinkalicious in one of her first board books ever!
£10.01
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ten Owies
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Johnston and Tempest bring the fun to this bright, bouncy read-aloud that tells the stories of ten children who sustain minor injuries in the midst of happy, active days. . . . Many viewers will recognize children who look and act like themselves in these pages, and the schadenfreude will make them giggle (and maybe squirm). More than acknowledging that an adventure is worth a bump or scrape, this book presents bruises and abrasions as normal side effects of living and, most of the time, something a caregiver can kiss away.” — Horn Book Magazine
£12.99
