Everyone knows that one is one. But can ONE be more than one? Absolutely! ONE PAIR is always two; ONE WEEK is seven days; and ONE DOZEN is always twelve. And that's just the beginning of this brilliant and original counting book.
Publishers Weekly
Budding Noam Chomskys may be disappointed that this book doesn't address the linguistic question of why singular nouns can refer to groups of things or people. Just about everyone else, however, is certain to enjoy how these two veterans of children's literature show that one can be more than one. Schlein's (I Sailed with Columbus) text is simple but always playful, whether she's explaining that a pair of shoes is always two, or using the various permutations of a family to show that one can be different, different every time. Caldecott Honor artist Crews's (Freight Train) watercolor and gouache illustrations have an airy, often impressionistic feel that works well with Schlein's non-pedantic approachalthough he displays a surer hand in depicting nature (a flock of birds, a school of fish) than in rendering people. Ages 4-up. (Oct.)
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Education & Reference
- Math
- Fiction
- Math
- Education & Reference
Publisher : Greenwillow Books
Author : Schlein, Miriam
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1996-10-31
Number Of Pages : 24
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0688141021
ISBN-13 : 9780688141028
Item weight : 0.55 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 7.9 in x 10.1 in
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