Count on Clifford

by Norman Bridwell

Clifford the Big Red Dog (an 8x8 booklet)

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Activities at a birthday party for Clifford, the big red dog, provide opportunities for counting balloons, presents, and other objects from one to ten.

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Another educational book featuring Clifford, this time about counting. It actually has a bit of a story as Emily Elizabeth throws another birthday party for Clifford. But all the festivities are constantly interrupted with demands that the reader count several different things on each page. It's kind of rude.

By the way, a while back we already had Clifford's Birthday Party, which features some of the same dog guests but tellingly excludes the kids who worried their presents weren't good enough. Apparently the presents were not good enough, and now only their dogs are welcome at this year's party. Yikes.
Count on Clifford is a great book for those in preschool or entering pre-K. The book only counts from numbers one through ten and resembles a search and find book because it instructs readers to count certain objects on each page. the numbers are all listed in bold so it draws attention to a young child easily. I thought that the illustrations and use of color in the book were perfect for readers of young ages because it was engaging. However, the book seemed outdated compared to more recently publishing books about math.
This book helps students to learn how to count with Clifford the dog. Students will love the bright colors of this book and the way that Clifford makes them reiterate the numbers so that they learn them.
This book tells how many of different things there are one through ten, and invites the reader to count the items mentioned, and later in the book additional items. It also tells the story of one of Clifford’s birthday parties.
counting introduction. clifford and Emily Elizabeth are trying to get ready for a birthday party. fun interactive book for children.
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Norman Bridwell was born on February 15, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana. He attended the John Herron Art Institute from 1945 to 1949 and Cooper Union Art School from 1952 to 1953. After graduating from Cooper Union, he worked first as a messenger for a lettering company and then as an artist designer for Raxon Fabrics Company. After that, he spent three show more years with H. D. Rose and Company as an artist, before becoming a freelance artist in 1956. In 1963, he published his first children's book, Zany Zoo, as well as his first Clifford book, Clifford the Big Red Dog. During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated more than 150 books including The Witch Next Door, A Tiny Family, Clifford Goes to Kindergarten, and Clifford Celebrates Hanukkah. He died following a fall at his home on December 12, 2014 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Count on Clifford
Original publication date
1985
People/Characters
Clifford the Big Red Dog; Emily Elizabeth; Flip, Jenny's dog; Susie, Scott's dog; Nero, Alisha's dog; Basker, Cynthia's dog
Dedication
For Timothy, Brian, and Julie Stanton
First words
Count one Clifford.
1
one
1
Hi! My name is Emily Elizabeth. This is my dog, Clifford. There is only one Clifford in all the world.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Happy Birthday, Clifford!

Count the cats.
Count the dogs.
Count the party hats.
Original language
English

Classifications

Genres
Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
513.2Natural sciences & mathematicsMathematicsArithmeticArithmetic operations
LCC
PZ7 .B7633 .CLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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Reviews
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Rating
½ (3.38)
Languages
English, Spanish
Media
Paper
ISBNs
16
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