One Guinea Pig Is Not Enough
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Rating | : | 4.37 (918 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0525459189 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-11-02 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A little guinea pig is quite lonely until, one by one, nine others, plus ten of their moms or dads, add to the general excitement.
Every young child should have a counting book; this is one of the best. M W Penn When is a counting book more? In the hands of Kate Duke the old cliché is transformed into an animation of joyful guinea pigs romping across pages that are sure to bring smiles to children of all ages. As Duke adds each unique guinea pig to the sum, an equation at the bottom of the page familiarizes children with sim. Amelia said It's true. One guinea pig is NOT enough!. In the beginning of this bright and cheerful counting book, Buttercup is one "lonely guinea pig" surrounded by toys but no one to play with. However, lonely Buttercup plus another lonely guinea pig "make two smiling guinea pigs." Adding one silly guinea pig makes three giggling guinea pigs. In like fashion, more and more gu. Allison L. Shaw said Guinea Pig Pleasures. Plenty of company joins one lonely guinea pig in this counting book for young children. As Duke adds each unique guinea pig character to the mix, the reader carries out a simple addition equation. Numbers occupy a significant portion of each illustration which also introduce the + and = signs. Even with 10 guinea pigs, howe
. The gang of guinea pigs grows one by one during a romp through a sunny, playground-like landscape; large, colorful numerals take center stage in each scene, providing the audience with easy-to-follow visual cues. The book's title comes from the opening vignette, which finds a single, sad guinea sitting by a checkerboard. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Duke connects each successive vignette with zest and imagination: for example, the "five flying guinea pigs" who are gleefully bouncing on a trampoline land smack in the middle of another guinea pig's elaborate sand castle, creating "six sorry guinea pigs." At last, nine guinea pigs, cranky after their long day, a