By Tara Lazar, illustrated by Ross MacDonald
Detective Library showed up for this one:
This book is brilliant!
“As a Private I, I’m used to his type–numbers. They’re always stuck in a problem. But I knew this 7 fella. He was odd.”
Yes, most of that goes right over the children’s head, but as an adult, it is so fun to read! It still has a lot to offer with colorful illustrations, large numbers and a storyline that moves along. What a fun way to talk about, and review numbers.
I love the following pages. Look at 8. She takes her belt off and becomes 0. How clever is that?!
Oh that tricky 6! Turn him upside down and he is 9:
On the projector…numbers of course….
The children loved this:
After the story, we looked at some of the numbers. (Berto was trying to be a detective too!):
A Beatrix, Berto and Detective Library approved book!
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