The Book Catalog
Preschool Resources

Math Counts: Shape

Henry Pluckrose
Children’s Press; Paperback; 32 pp.

Children can become mathematical problem solvers, learning to communicate and reason mathematically, by using the Math Counts series. The full-color photographs and simple text encourage talk about topics that are essentially mathematical.

Math Counts: Size

Henry Pluckrose
Children’s Press; Paperback; 32 pp.

Young children find abstractions such as size, weight, and height, as well as relationships and comparison almost impossible to master. They need to see, talk, touch, and experiment. The full-color photographs and simple text in these books encourage talk about topics that are essentially mathematical.

Math Play! 80 Ways to Count and Learn

Diane McGowan; Mark Schrooten
Williamson Pub. Co.; Paperback; 141 pp.

Eighty noncompetitive games and activities, plus nature, art, craft, and food experiences that celebrate numbers and their place in our daily lives.

Inch by Inch 

Leo Lionni
HarperCollins; Paperback; (unpaged)

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin’s tail, a flamingo’s neck, a toucan’s beak, a heron’s legs, and a nightingale’s song. This book teaches the concept of measurement.

Of Colors and Things  

Tana Hoban
Mulberry Books; Paperback; (unpaged)

Photographs of toys, food, and other common objects are grouped on each page according to color. Used for oral language experiences and color and shape recognition.

Letters and Sounds

Rosemary Wells;  Michael Koelsch
Viking; Paperback; 24 pp.

Timothy and his kindergarten classmates learn about the alphabet, sounds, and rhyming. Includes activities on letter recognition, single and multiple syllable words, and words that start with consonants and vowels.

Rosie’s Walk  

Pat Hutchins
Aladdin; Paperback; 32 pp.; Includes 6 posters and 3 text cards

Best Books for Children, 6th edition. Rosie the hen amazingly escapes capture by a fox, though the reader is in the know the whole time. This book enhances orality and spatial perceptions such as “over” and “under”.