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In this deceptively simple counting book, Max and Josephine tend their garden while readers follow along, counting from one to ten as the garden is planted. Then readers can count in groups of tens as the garden is harvested, while they search through the pictures for the...

On the Toronto Public Library's 10 best books of 2008 list for Children up to 5 years of age

On Resource Link's "Best of 2008" List

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009

First published in 1986 and a staple ever since for parents of preschool children and teachers...

Here's a wonderfully innovative book for children who are just learning to count. As we watch Max and Josephine tend their garden, there are ample opportunities to count--from 1 to 10 as the garden is planted and from 10 to 100 (in tens) while the garden is being harvested. And... Read Full Overview

Children are introduced to count in an innovative way: by watching Max and Josephine tend their garden, counting from 1 to 10 as it is planted and from 10 to 100 (in tens) when it is harvested. Besides beans and corn, the children count bees, ants, worms, butterflies, and other... Read Full Overview

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Here's a wonderfully innovative book for children who are just learning to count, but who are bored with simple counting books.
As we watch Max and Josephine tend their garden, there are ample opportunities to count -- from 1 to 10 as the garden is... Read Full Overview