Ten Black Dots
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From Donald Crews, the Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning creator of Truck, Freight Train, and many other classic picture books for young children, this picture book is a fun introduction to basic math concepts.
What can you do with ten black dots?
One dot can make a sun, two dots can make the eyes of a fox, and three dots can make a snowman’s face.
And that’s just the beginning in this unique counting book! Children will develop visual learning skills, explore creativity, and practice counting numbers, all in one deceptively simple—and fun!—picture book.
A proven favorite at home and in the preschool classroom.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Greenwillow Books
Publication date : September 21, 1995
Edition : Revised
Language : English
Print length : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0688135749
ISBN-13 : 978-0688135744
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 2 – 6 years, from customers
Dimensions : 8 x 0.25 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #58,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Children’s Math Fiction #285 in Stories in Verse #600 in Children’s School Issues
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shiver130 –
10 out of 10
One of my favorite books. Simple and lots of craft ideas to go with it. The book is a nice paperback. It is easy to read and keeps those preschoolers engaged.
law –
Great book. One of my son’s favorites.
This is a great counting book for any toddler and small child. Going from one to ten, Mr. Crews uses black dots to represent things children can see day-to-day. My 2-yr-old found this book at our local library. He wanted to read it so often that I bought a copy for home. Now we read it almost every day & he never seems to get bored. This is an older book & the pictures/images reflect this– the (obsolete) radio with four black dots for its knobs is an example. However, it still resonates with children and my son enjoys each page. His favorite page has the six marbles in a person’s hands. I can’t turn the page until he has put his hands on the pages to pretend he’s holding the marbles as well. He also loves the last page with ten balloons flying away after being stuck in a tree. He insists on counting all ten balloons before we turn the page. The end of the book “reviews” the dots from one to ten and is a nice way to review counting from one to ten and beyond. The book is great for counting as well as early reading.
April –
Great book for younger children.
I used this book with my preschool and kindergarten students. They really enjoyed the story and doing the activity afterwards.
Lauren Detweiler –
Great book for teaching counting skills!
I bought this book to help teach my toddler how to count and she really enjoys it! The illustrations are simple yet perfect for teaching children to count. It is really easy to follow and count the black dots on each page. I would highly recommend this book!
Amazon Customer –
2year old loves it.
My two year old grandson is very taken with this book. The graphics are terrific.
JB –
Simple book with dated references
When I first flipped through the book my first impression was lukewarm since the illustrations aren’t exactly top notch. Once the little one got into it though I started to realize the simplistic beauty of it all. It is regularly picked to read now and is a great book for taking tangents to discuss numbers and various things. It is a bit dated though (who has a radio with knobs or a piggy bank with pennies now) so I’m not sure if it makes my highly recommended list.
AD Kidd –
My preschooler loves it!!!
This is an easy read for a child just learning to read. My son is in preschool an after a couple times reading this book to him, he learned how to read every single word in this book from beginning to end, on his own. This was the very first book he can read by himself. The pictures simple, but very relatable to him. It combines counting and a good story to go with. Just a great book!
KT –
Great counting book
My 10 month old stays engrossed with this book. The graphics are well-done (it has an 80s vibe), and the prose interesting enough for me to read over and over. Great counting book that I think will last a while without getting boring.
Milly Draper –
As a teacher of 4-5 year olds, Ten Black Dots has been a fantastic tool for introducing the concept of subitizing in my math lessons. The simple, repetitive structure of the book helps young children quickly recognize numbers up to ten without having to count each individual item. The bright illustrations and engaging story make learning fun and accessible for little ones. It’s been a great resource for building number sense and laying the foundation for more advanced math concepts. I highly recommend Ten Black Dots to any early years educator looking to support their students’ mathematical development in an enjoyable way!
HSuds –
This book is one of my go to books for the beginning of the year in first grade. We are learning about numbers and representing numbers. My students really enjoyed listening to the story. The price was great too. The book came in great condition.
FamilyFirst –
simple, great for first counting, the illustrations don’t seem to appear as old-fashioned to children as they do to grown-ups; stick black dot stickers on a sheet of paper and see what your child makes of it!
Jeff –
Love this book so much. Brilliant to reinforce early number with young children. I use it in my nursery class with little black gems.
torontogal4603 –
Great text to use in math for early years- Kindergarten/Grade 1