A lion, a dog, and a tiger compete to see who can balance the most apples on their heads while performing various physical activities. The story follows these three animals as they hop on one foot, roller skate, and jump rope, all while stacking more fruit. The challenge escalates until each character successfully balances ten apples. Their competition turns into a shared struggle when a group of angry birds and a bear with a mop try to knock the fruit down.
Beginning readers use this book to develop basic counting skills and phonetic awareness. The text employs a limited vocabulary of only seventy-five different words, making it a functional tool for children moving from letter recognition to full sentences. Readers walk away with a firmer grasp of numbers one through ten and improved fluency through the use of repetitive, rhythmic rhymes. It serves as a practical exercise in associating numerical symbols with quantities through visual storytelling.
Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Practical Optimizer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1961
- Language
- EN
