One Hundred Shoes (Step Into Reading + Math: A Step 2 Book) by Charles Ghigna

by Charles Ghigna

Centipede has one hundred feet. One hundred feet means one hundred shoes. How in the world does Centipede choose shoes? This Math Reader clearly demonstrates the concepts of pairs and multiple sets, all in simple, rollicking, rhythmic text and with bright, graphic illustrations.

Genres: Mathematics, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Number, 1st Grade

Unknown Binding

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

Charles Ghigna - Father Goose® lives in a treehouse in the middle of Alabama. He is the author of more than 100 books from Random House, Disney, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Time Inc. and other publishers. He has written more than 5,000 poems for children and adults that have appeared in anthologies, newspapers and magazines ranging from The New Yorker and Harper’s to Highlights and Cricket magazines. He served as poet-in-residence and chair of creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, instructor of creative writing at Samford University, poetry editor of English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English, and as a nationally syndicated poetry feature writer for Tribune Media Services. He speaks at schools, conferences, libraries, and literary events throughout the U.S. and overseas, and has read his poems at The Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center, American Library in Paris, American School in Paris, and the International Schools of South America. For more information, visit his website at FatherGoose.com

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

One Hundred Shoes Fun! "Centipede, Centipede, how do you choose? Where do you shop for one hundred shoes?" Adorable centipede (and I am not a fan of real-life centipedes!), imaginative, entertaining rhyming story. It's supposedly a "Math Reader" (we've read some of Ghigna's others) but the math is basically just two pages: "Shoes come in pairs. Pairs are so nifty. Two shoes in each pair, so you will need fifty" and "Or do you buy sets? Five sets of twenty? Ten sets of ten? I hope they have plenty!" A Step into Reading "Step 1" book.

[Carol Mckinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great kid's book

My 3 year old granddaughter loves this story and asks me to read it over and over. The rhyming makes it fun to listen to. She loves looking for the centiped's tail throughout the story.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the cutesy cover, this book is not saccharine! The illustrations are engaging and sometimes funny. The text provides an overview of the concept of 100 with a few specifics. Five year old insisted on reading it again and again!

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

An entertaining premise gives rise to an uncommonly entertaining math reader.

* Centipede has one hundred feet.

* One hundred feet means one hundred shoes. How in the world does Centipede choose shoes?

Kids of an age to read a Preschool reader may not question how plausible it would be that a Centipede would have to choose shoes. Nor are they likely to wonder:

* How much will all these shoes cost?
* And what kind a shoestore caters to centipedes?

How fortunate, because Charles Ghigna, the author, goes wild. And so does illustrator Bob Staake.
Rhymes are included, adding to the fun. This math reader is absolutely FIVE STAR worthy.

[Fahula · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book that is useful for the 100th day of school. The shopping portion of the story can be used for problem solving sets of shoes needed for the centipede. The book may inspire a buddies art project where students make a centipede mural with various shoe styles.

[Haley Hoenke · Rating 1 out of 5]

Math

[Roxanne Troup · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful math book told in rhyme. My children loved it (and I didn't tire of reading it either)!

[Gwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leveled Reading: 2 (Step into Reading)

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greats math reader book

Super cute rhymes and well thought out plan for my 2nd grader. It was an interesting read for her. Thanks

[Engrossed Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Math reader about a centipede. Beautifully illustrated with rhyming text. The eldest and I enjoyed immensely

[Alice Melgar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved watching him buying shoes

[KT · Rating 5 out of 5]

bro thats WAY TOo many shoes

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yesterday, my four-year-old son spotted his first millipede. (My husband called it a centipede -- Thank goodness for Google!) Anyway, the multi-footed creature soon became a math topic. And that math topic led to me finding this book.

Although my little boy can read only a few words on his own, we have started incorporating "easy readers" into his story times. They tend to be shorter, so instead of reading three books, we can easily read five books in the same amount of time. They also tend to feature repetition and showcase certain words so that kids can learn to read on their own. They can also be really boring for the adult reader. Two things save One Hundred Shoes from falling into that final category: Charles Ghigna's wit and Bob Staake's artwork.

One Hundred Shoes is a clever and rather sweet book in poem. Charles Ghigna creates such wonderful "word pictures" that the poem could stand alone without illustration. He also, however, creates such marvelous phrases that a talented illustrator can walk right in (pun intended), and Bob Staake does.

Bob Staake takes the witty phrases and amplifies them to the point of the hilarious with his brilliant and silly illustrations. Every pages vibrates with activity and humor, but, as a Chucks girl, I have to say that my favorite two-page spread has the sneakers on it.

[Kate Puleo Unger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I confess that I read this one to my son both times we read it, but he probably could have read most of it himself (even though it's Level 2). I really liked the higher counting involved in this story and the introduction of multiplication. My son could have counted the shoes in the drawings all day if I had had the patience to let him. Math books are rare, and this was a really simple but fun one.

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[Felicity The Magnificent · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very funny. This book is about a centipede having one hundred shoes. He wears them when he looks at web sites. He wears them when he goes to sleep. He wears them when he goes to buy shoes. He wears them to do all kinds of stuff. - Felicity


This is the step 1 math reader version of the book. There is also a step 2 edition. - Daddy

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute book! Some of these early readers can be soooo dull, but this one is cute and very educational: the reader can practice counting to one hundred and learn about number sets while learning sight words.

[Daftwullie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beginning reader

A six-year old review: I really like this book because I really like the picture of where he keeps his shoes when he sleeps. And how could anyone have a hundred feet anyway?

[Emerson and Theodore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to boys at kitchen table tonight during post-hot tub snack time. Cute counting book about the different ways to put 100 shoes on a centipede: 50 pairs? 5 sets of 20? 10 sets of ten? Etc. Nah, centipedes should n barefoot. This is a level 2 reader.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was suppose to be a counting book, but it was kind of boring... my son and I both were bored with it. It would be a counting book at times and at others talked about various shoes that the insect would wear.

[Tressa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun rhyming book that teaches small children math without them realizing it. Cute!

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Especially fun reading for little girls who love shoes. :D

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pre-reader with math.

[Teri · Rating 2 out of 5]

blah!

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Centipede has lots of shoes to wear.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and simple my son enjoyed the cetipede and its many shoes.

[Kirsten Kirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! It also teaches early math.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little rhymes.