One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book

by Jeff Sayre and April Pulley Sayre

Book Overview

"The buggy-eyed insects, crabs, and snails provide an appealing cast of characters who stand up to be counted against a summertime palette of orange sand and blue skies." -- Kirkus Reviews

If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet! Just follow the sign to the beach, where a bunch of fun-loving crabs, lounging dogs, gleeful insects, and bewildered-looking snails obligingly offer their feet for counting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763626317
• ISBN13: 9780763626310
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

engaging, witty way of counting

I bought this book for my children after borrowing it from the library, and I've just bought another copy for my god-daughter. The illustrations are adorable, and the concept of counting in animal feet is engaging.

Excellent and Funny Counting Book

I loved the concept of this book and how they showed different ways of counting to 10, 20, 30, etc. Very humerous and can be quite interactive with kids.

Educational book made fun!

What a fantastic book! Kids follow a story of a beach party where they learn how to count based on the number of feet on different animals! They can practice basic addition and counting by different sets (2's, 4's, 10's). The illustrations are so kid friendly and fun and the story you follow is sure to put a smile on your face, especially all that the crabs do! I read this book to a class of Kindergarteners who recently had learned to count by 10's and were learning how to count by 2's. They had such a great time using their newly acquired skills and every page we had to stop on and count all the different feet as many ways as they knew how. It is a great educational book made fun for kids of all ages.

Math should always be this much fun!

Creatures with varying amount of feet lend themselves to be part of a mathematical beach party. Youngsters are drawn into this story by bright, colorful humorous but simple illustrations. Crabs are the real stars as they bicycle, limbo, and play beach volleyball across the pages. While following the story, readers gain an understanding of numbers, counting, adding, and sets. Readers also discover the world of science while reading about these playful animals. Don't miss this very creative book.

Count on this one!

One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab is a rare success--it's fun and educational at the same time. Clever combinations of characters' feet will keep readers turning pages to find out what adds up next. Humorous illustrations of appealing animals are a plus in this delightful counting book!