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Sally's Fantastic Counting Book

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BfK No. 119 - November 1999

Cover Story
This issue's cover is from Patrick Benson's new picture book, The Sea-Thing Child by Russell Hoban. Patrick Benson is interviewed by Joanna Carey. Thanks to Walker Books for their help in producing this November cover.

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Sally's Fantastic Counting Book

Paul Dowling
(Andersen Press Ltd)
16pp, 978-0862648022, RRP £8.99, Hardcover
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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A sequel to Sally's Amazing Colour Book, this interactive novelty book is a cheerful aid to developing early number skills. Acetate pictures are superimposed over colourful scenes and when tabs are pulled, Sally is able to count first two, then three rain clouds. Similarly, Sally and her baby brother witness six ducks increasing to seven as pulling the tab reveals a newly hatched duckling emerging. The double spreads are simple, uncluttered with reasonably sturdy tabs to ensure the book remains intact whilst early learners get to grips with the concept of adding on numbers, counting from one to ten. There are no flaps to be torn off or damaged in any way as all the transformations are behind, or actually on, acetate. Perhaps there could have been an opportunity to have the numerals printed on each but overall a very successful book.

Reviewer: 
Andrew Kidd
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