Counting Crocodiles

in my opinion this is a great book for young readers. I really enjoyed the silly illustrations of the animals and their shenanigans. The book included a lot of rhyming words which makes it a great book for early readers or a read aloud. The book also includes a little bit of math for instance counting up to 10 and back down to one. overall this was a great book, and i enjoyed reading it for the first time. I plan to include this book in my classroom, I believe early readers will love it.

A clever monkey gets what she wants by using math and counting! The book offers fun rhymes and entertaining consonant blends. I look for math books, but this one was just a fun good book! "Ten crocks dressed like Goldilocks" begins the count back down from the ten groups of crocodiles that have already been counted. Some students with good recall might love to say the croc types as you count back down while others might just enjoy the idea of crocs with pink mowhawks. Perhaps worth asking the students how the monkey would have gotten across the sea if she did not know how to count. All in all an entertaining read.

Young readers would really enjoy utilizing this book in a math lesson about counting. The silly illustrations of the animals and what they were doing will keep the children's attention and make the subject more fun, especially since many young children have a high interest in animals. The book included a lot of rhyming words which makes it a great book for shared or choral reading. In terms of the math aspect, it includes counting up to ten and back down to one. The rhyming words with counting creates a pattern-type reading, which would really assist an english language learner. Children can predict how many crocodiles will be on the next page, based on the pattern of numbers on the previous and current page. I would use this in a show more kindergarten or first grade math class. The beginning part of the story, where the setting is given and the monkey is introduced, is more difficult to follow and is very lengthy for the younger age groups. To focus on the important concept, I would skip this part of the story. I think this would ensure that the children would remain engaged for the duration of my reading. show less

One of the best counting books I've read. This story not only teaches counting to 10 but is filled with fun illustrations, silly rhymes, and funny animals that children are sure to love. A must read for children learning to count!

Update: I read this story to my class and they absolutely loved it and wanted to keep reading it. I bought my own copy so that we can read it whenever we're feeling silly and ready to count crocodiles!

A clever monkey needs to get across the sea to the banana tree he spots. He outsmarts all the crocodiles to climb across them to get to the tree. This book is a counting book, but never actually counts all the actual crocodiles in the book. It just counts from one to nine.

I loved this book and Judy Sierra always has the brightest illustrations. For a lesson, I might take it further than the book did and actually get my students to count all the crocodiles.

I really enjoyed reading this book! The rhyme scheme helped it to flow and keep up the pace of the story. Because the story focused on counting, it is a great book to use in a math class as an engagement or enrichment. The characters were not really well developed or believable, but they do not need to be in order for the story to be engaging. There was also not a big main idea or message of the story, but again it does not need to have one for what the story should be used for.

Great book for a math lesson in the earlier years. Poor Monkey. All she has to eat are sour lemons. One day she spies a banana tree on a faraway island, but the only way to get there is to navigate the crocodile-infested waters of the Sillabobble Sea. That’s no problem when you’re a brave and clever monkey who can count to ten and back! Age Range: 4 - 7 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3