Ten, Nine, Eight

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Summary: Ten, Nine, Eight
Review: The book ten, Nine, Eight was about a young girl who is getting ready for bed and counting things on her way. The book used pictures to show the numbers one-ten and to help young kids incorporate the counting with pictures. The reading level for this book is pre-school or kindergarten, someone just learning to read or count.

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Summary: this book is helpful
Review: this book is helpful for young children trying to read and count!

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Summary: sleepy time
Review: This counting book uses tempera paints to create a warm inviting feeling as we watch a loving father put his daughter to bed. The book counts backwards in an almost hypnotic way sending the child to dreamland on a cold snowy night. The pride and love this father feels are beautifully shown in the illustrations. One almost feels as if they are intruding in on a magical bedtime ritual.

The illustrations are realistic in style showing detail in every picture. The colors are warm and dark to help the setting with a night time feel. Bang uses many patterns, as in the floral wallpaper and the rocky chair, but the pictures are not to busy or cluttered. If the illustrations are watched closely an underlying story of the cat can be seen as well. The reader might wonder where the missing shoe might have gone from under the bed on the number seven page. It is found on page five as the cat plays with it beside the rocking chair. It seems as if the cat is woken from its nap at the beginning of the story and has a little playtime before it retires to some other corner to continue with its sleep.

As a counting book Ten, Nine, Eight reinforces counting backwards. It can be a little confusing on the number nine page however. When counting the "friends" there is a horn that stands out but if the reader looks closely there is a small mouse on the dolls lap so there are actually ten objects in the picture. This could bewilder a small child trying to learn to count for themselves. Over all this is a wonderful book that would be a loving addition to any library to be shared with that special little sleepy child.


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Summary: Nightly favorite
Review: We have been reading this book almost every night for the past three years. I am buying another copy because the original - a board book I almost returned - is worn out and torn. My son has this book memorized and "reads" it to his little sister! We love it! It is the perfect ending to a long day for every one!

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Summary: Nightly favorite
Review: We have been reading this book almost every night for the past three years. I am buying another copy because the original - a board book I almost returned - is worn out and torn. My son has this book memorized and "reads" it to his little sister! We love it! It is the perfect ending to a long day for every one!