This book is aligned with the Common Core State Standards
for kindergarten and first grade in mathematics in
operations and algebraic thinking (K.OA and 1.OA).
10 monsters, looking fine,
1 folds down.
Still up?
9!
Photographs of toy dinosaurs, monsters, piglets, and
other objects; rhyming text; and a game help children
learn that subtraction is a take-away action! Rows of
colorful rubber duckies show subtraction facts. Hummingbirds
and chickadees show the difference between
addition and subtraction in this entertaining introduction
to mathmatics.
Author Biography
Jean Marzollo has written more than 130 books for children, including the books in the award-winning I Spy series and Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, which School Library Journal called "a fun way for children to learn these numbers." She lives with her husband in Cold Spring, New York.
Chad Phillips is a commercial photographer whose photographs illustrated Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20 and Help Me Learn Subtraction. He lives in Connecticut.
