NUMBERS IN A ROW, AN IOWA NUMBER BOOK

Pierce, Patricia A. NUMBERS IN A ROW, AN IOWA NUMBER BOOK

Each page in this book has a number 1-12 using different things that represent Iowa. This is a perfect book for classrooms in Iowa. I actually learned a lot about places and inventions in Iowa such as in a town called Burlington, Iowa there is the most crooked street in the world. After the number 12 it goes by tens through 100. The actual story is a simple counting book with only about a sentence per page. On the side of each page is a detailed description about the place, event, or invention. This reading is much more in-depth. A teacher may decide to read the side panels of each page before she reads it to the class and then simply explain a little more in detail about the event if there is time.
The illustrations are very close to real life photographs almost in a colored pencil type of look. I like how the numbers on each page are written and show the numeral. This is good to show a visual connection between the two for kids who are just learning their numbers.
I enjoyed this book. I think it was well written and good for many age groups because of the simplicity of the story and the further side information that are available but aren’t really part of the story.