A Dozen Dogs: A Math Reader

by Harriet Ziefert and Harriet Zeifert

Book Overview

Illus. in full color. This "is a read-and-count story featuring dogs of varying size, shape and color who weave a story of canine adventure at the beach. Each colorfully illustrated page is brimming... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394869354
• ISBN13: 9780394869353
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Great book for beginning readers with a little math!!

My first grade daughter loved this book! First of all, she thought it was really COOL because there were chapters! It is a very big deal for children to progress to "Chapter Books". Therefore, she thought it was super that she could read a chapter book. In addition, there was an opportunity for a little math while she was reading. The book was very easy for my daughter to read - not great challenge - but she enjoyed it very much. She enjoyed counting the dogs, adding and subtracting the dogs.

A great book, perfect for kids learning to read

A Donezen Dogs is a wonderful book for kids who are trying to read. It incorporates counting and the activities the dogs take part in are appealing to kids because they can relate to them i.e. getting ready to go to the beach, swimming, and being timid of the water. The book consists of three small chapters, this is a huge deal to kids who have seen their parents and older siblings reading those "huge and difficult chapter books." A dozen dogs was the first book I read by myself from cover to cover, and to this day is still have my copy, some where. So, I think that a Dozen Dogs is a great book for kids who are learning to read, becuase they will feel a great source of accomplishment when they are done.

Cute story, but doesn't keep to theme

Both of my sons(ages 6 and 3) liked the story, and my older son could read it pretty well. But it is divided into 3 chapters, the first being a dozen dogs going to the beach, then a dozen dogs swimming, but the last chapter is about 2 dogs fishing. Huh? They don't even catch a dozen fish. So it was cute, but would have been better if it stuck with a dozen dogs theme.