Discover your next great read with our book reviews
Cover of Counting in the Ocean

Counting in the Ocean

by Rebecca Rissman

Book Details

Publisher:Capstone
Published:2019-05-01
Pages:24
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

Age Range:6-10

About This Book

Learn to count to 20 with this fun, interactive book! Each page features one or more clear numerals, and then asks the reader to search an oceanic image to find that number of objects. The clear, engaging images and use of both written and numeric figures help readers become confident counters.

Our Review

This interactive counting book offers a vibrant underwater adventure that helps young mathematicians master numbers up to 20. Each page clearly presents a numeral and challenges children to locate that exact number of marine creatures within a lively ocean scene, from a single majestic whale to twenty tiny seahorses. The clever integration of both written number words and numeric figures builds essential early math skills in number recognition and one-to-one correspondence. The search-and-find format turns a fundamental counting lesson into an engaging game of observation.

What sets this educational book apart is its seamless blend of learning and play, transforming a basic numeracy exercise into an exciting I-spy challenge. Children who thrive with hands-on, visual learning will be particularly captivated by the detailed underwater world, strengthening their observation skills while they count. This approach to early math concepts ensures that number practice feels less like a lesson and more like a deep-sea discovery mission, making foundational arithmetic skills truly sink in.

Themes

Juvenile Nonfiction

Subjects

Juvenile Nonfiction