Japanese author and illustrator, anno mitsumasa uses a great amount of detail in what normally would be a simple counting book. This counting book uses every day objects found in towns and in nature that children can use to learn how to count. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Like many of anno s works, this book has an added level of complexity. Mitsumasa anno is a japanese illustrator and writer of childrens books, known best for picture.
Be the first to ask a question about annos counting book. Boston globehorn book award, picture book 1975, annos alphabet. Each page finds more people, trees, or buildings arriving on the land as settles build up the town. Anno believes children start counting and learning about number at an earlier age than they do the alphabet. Definitely one to look at if youre sick of standard counting books. Unlike most counting concept books that only show one item type like 2 balls on the page about 2 this book has many items to count on each number page 3 trees, 3 trains, 3 cows, etc, on the pages about the number 3.
As the ten children leave one house and move next door in this wordless book, young readers can count how many are living in the first house. Boston globehorn book award, picture book 1978, annos journey. Bghb honor, picture book 1977, annos counting book. Its not boring, or glib, or hityouoverthehead obvious. Mitsumasa anno books list of books by author mitsumasa anno. The book begins with zeros barren snowcovered landscape. Topics english, childrens book, creative maths collection arvindgupta. Annos counting book anno, mitsumasa, anno, mitsumasa on. In this counting book, the authorillustrator allows the concepts of number, sets and arithmetic progression to unfold in pages, numbered one to twelve, that also correspond to the first through twelfth month. Mitsumasa anno creates graceful childrens picture books that are more evocative than prose and more elegant than poetry.
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