Picture books with level 1 number content
Level 1 number
Minnie's diner: A multiplying menu, by Dayle Ann DoddsPublisher: Candlewick (2004) ISBN: 9780763633134
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Through the repeated refrain of “Make it a double!” a family of brothers reveals the power of multiplication as they order from the menu at Minnie’s Diner.
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| Mathematics | Doubles. | |
Equal shmequal, by Virginia KrollPublisher: Charlesbridge ISBN: 1570918929
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| Description | A mouse explores what it means to be equal using the concept of balance. | |
| Mathematics | Meanings of equals. | |
100 things, by Masayuki SebePublisher: Gecko Press ISBN: 9781877467820
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| Description | A series of large double page spreads depicting sets of 100 in different arrangements including groups of 5, 10, 20, arrays and lines. | |
| Mathematics | Groupings within a 100. | |
The very hungry caterpillar, by Eric CarlePublisher: Puffin Books ISBN: 0140569324
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Tells the story of a caterpillar's week, as it eats its way through various food, forms a cocoon and then turns into a butterfly.
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Counting sequence to five.
Days of the week.
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Ten apples up on top!, by Dr SeussPublisher: HarperCollins Children's Books ISBN: 0007169973
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| Description | A dog, a tiger, and a lion, compete to see how many apples they can balance on their heads. | |
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Numbers to 10.
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Friends you can count on, by Debbie Tipuna
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| Description | A counting book featuring New Zealand animals. | |
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Numbers to 10.
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How many kisses good night, by Jean Monrad ThomasPublisher: Random House ISBN: 067988226X
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In her bedtime routine the little girl asks “how many?”. Her questions will engage the reader.
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| Mathematics | Number quantity. | |
How many kisses do you want tonight?, by Varsha BajajPublisher: Koala Books ISBN: 0864616155
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The question “how many kisses do you want tonight?” is asked and answered by young animals and children.
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| Mathematics | Numbers to 10. | |
One bear lost, by Karen Hayles and Jenny JonesPublisher: Parragon Books ISBN: 9781407537146
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Ten bears leave the group one at a time, until one is left on his own.
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| Mathematics | Backwards number sequence from 10. | |
Bears on wheels, by Stan and Jan BerenstainPublisher: Random House ISBN: 9780394809670
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An adventure with bears stacking in different combinations as they ride bikes.
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| Mathematics | Combinations of numbers to 10. | |
My Māori numbers, by Tracy Duncan
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| Description | NZ creatures, plants and children are used as contexts for matching terms to 10 using both Te Reo and English. | |
| Mathematics | Number identification. | |
Give me half!, by Stuart J. Murphy
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| Description | Two children learn how to share one or two food items between them fairly. | |
| Mathematics | Halving, including fraction notation. | |
The most amazing hide-and-seek numbers book, by Robert CrowtherPublisher: Walker Books Ltd ISBN: 9780744561715
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| Description | A flaps and flags book that reveals groups of creatures to 100. | |
| Mathematics | Numbers to 100. | |
















