Title: Mouse Count
Author: Ellen Stoll Walsh
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Age: Lower Elementary
Rating: 3 stars
This is a short, cute book about mice that escape a hungry snake. In the process, the snake fills a jar with mice, counting them as he goes. The mice then work together to tip over the jar, escape, and are counted backwards in the text. This is perfect for beginning readers, as it has short sentences and repeated phrases. In addition, it deals with numbers, and the collaged illustrations show the number of mice in the jar at each time, adding color to the story, and a visual aid. I would definitely use this book to teach very young children numbers, as it is a good example of counting to 10.
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