Teeth, Tails, & Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book by Christopher Wormell (1 book) (64 pages)

Bibliographic Information:

Wormell, C. Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book. New York: Scholastic.

Grade Level Appropriateness:

K – 2nd

Author Credibility:

The author has written and illustrated several children’s books. Since this is a counting book, there is no need for credibility.

Summary of the Book:

This is a picture book that teaches you how to count. It begins counting at one and goes all the way up to twenty. It is very good for younger children because there isn’t much text on the page.

Illustrations:

It does not specify what median was used when making the illustrations for this book.

Features:

At the end of the book, there is a section about the specific animals mentioned in this book. There is about a paragraph on each animal mentioned.

How I would Use the Book in My Classroom:

I would use this as a read aloud to younger children. They could come up and count and point to the number of objects on the page.

Response:

I thought this was a very good book! It is excellent for younger readers!