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Picture books with level 1 number content

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Minnie's diner: A multiplying menu, by Dayle Ann Dodds

Publisher: Candlewick (2004)     ISBN: 9780763633134
Activity based on this book.
Description
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.
Mathematics Doubles.

Equal shmequal, by Virginia Kroll

Publisher: Charlesbridge     ISBN: 1570918929
Description A mouse explores what it means to be equal using the concept of balance.
Mathematics Meanings of equals.

100 things, by Masayuki Sebe

Publisher: Gecko Press     ISBN: 9781877467820
Activity based on this book.
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 Carle

Publisher: Puffin Books     ISBN: 0140569324
Description
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.
Mathematics
Counting sequence to five.
Days of the week.

Ten apples up on top!, by Dr Seuss

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books      ISBN: 0007169973
Description A dog, a tiger, and a lion, compete to see how many apples they can balance on their heads.
Mathematics
Numbers to 10.

Friends you can count on, by Debbie TipunaBy a New Zealand author.

Publisher: Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd      ISBN: 1869485386
Description A counting book featuring New Zealand animals.
Mathematics
Numbers to 10.

How many kisses good night, by Jean Monrad Thomas

Publisher: Random House     ISBN: 067988226X
Description
In her bedtime routine the little girl asks “how many?”. Her questions will engage the reader.
Mathematics Number quantity.

How many kisses do you want tonight?, by Varsha Bajaj

Publisher: Koala Books     ISBN: 0864616155
Description
The question “how many kisses do you want tonight?” is asked and answered by young animals and children.
Mathematics Numbers to 10.

One bear lost, by Karen Hayles and Jenny Jones

Publisher: Parragon Books     ISBN: 9781407537146
Description
Ten bears leave the group one at a time, until one is left on his own.
Mathematics Backwards number sequence from 10.

Bears on wheels, by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Publisher: Random House     ISBN: 9780394809670
Description
An adventure with bears stacking in different combinations as they ride bikes.
Mathematics Combinations of numbers to 10.

My Māori numbers, by Tracy DuncanBy a New Zealand author.

Publisher: Reed Publishing      ISBN: 9781869488390
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

Publisher: HarperCollins     ISBN: 978006447018
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 Crowther

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd     ISBN: 9780744561715
Description A flaps and flags book that reveals groups of creatures to 100.
Mathematics Numbers to 100.