Monthly Archives: February 2008

Counting Book Podcast – Ten Little Mice

In this podcast, Jamie Malone introduces listeners to the book Ten Little Mice by Joyce Dunbar. Introduction In Joyce Dunbar’s counting book, entitled Ten Little Mice, young math students focus on counting back from 10 to 0 by one’s. The … Continue reading

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Nonfiction Monday – Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art

My son has been enamored of art, looking at it and creating it since he could pick up a crayon and scribble. He’s particularly interested in how pictures tell stories and how they are created, so reading Artist to Artist: … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – The M&M’s Count to One Hundred Book

In this podcast, Anthony Hatch introduces listeners to the book The M&M’s Count to One Hundred Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath. Introduction In this rhyming text, readers us M&M candy to count to 100 by ones, twos, fives, and tens. … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – The Baker’s Dozen: A Counting Book

In this podcast, Cory Widdowson introduces listeners to the book The Baker’s Dozen: A Counting Book by Dan Andreasen. Introduction The Baker's Dozen: A Counting Book, by Dan Andreason, is an intricately illustrated counting book appropriate for students in kindergarten … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – The M&M’s Brand Counting Book

In this podcast, Kelsey Rdzanek introduces listeners to the book The M&M’s Brand Counting Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath. Introduction I selected The M & M’s Brand Counting Book because it is includes a few key elements which kids in … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – 10 Minutes to Bedtime

In this podcast, Kristin Coffee introduces listeners to the book 10 Minutes Till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann. Introduction The counting book 10 Minutes Till Bedtime, written by Peggy Rathmann, counts backwards from 10 to 1, and then to “bedtime”, and … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – Mouse Count

In this podcast, Megan Ney introduces listeners to the book Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Introduction Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh is a great counting book for kindergarten through 2nd grade. It incorporates different counting methods, such as … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – Just A Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book

In this podcast, Laura Bradlee introduces listeners to the book Just A Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales. Introduction Yuyi Morales' book, Just A Minute is a clever tale that would be especially useful for students … Continue reading

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Counting Book Podcast – So Many Circles, So Many Squares

In this podcast, Farah Salman introduces listeners to the book So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban. Introduction I like this book because it is very unique with all sorts of creative pictures. I think it can be … Continue reading

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Nonfiction Monday – It’s Moving Day!

When I was a kid I was fond of exploring the woods in my backyard. I often wished I could see inside the burrows that were so cleverly hidden near gnarled tree roots and clumps of rocks. In her new … Continue reading

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