Count with Dora!

by Phoebe Beinstein, Thompson Brothers

Young fans will love helping Dora count coconuts,

bananas, and pineapples in English and Spanish.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Mathematics

14 pages, Board Book

First published June 1, 2002

Reviews

[Boom! · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is nothing really special about the Dora books imo except that my kids love her character. Count with Dora is pretty much what you'd except, a simple counting book with recognizable characters from the TV series.

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing plot

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book that teaches both English & Spanish

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book the pictures were fantastic - very well educational

[Emily Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first book I chose to review is Dora the Explorer: Count with Dora! by Phoebe Beinstein. In the book, Dora and her friends want to go on a picnic. They need help putting fruit in their basket. They count from 1 to 10 depending on how much fruit they pick. She and her friends gather pineapples, bananas, oranges, guavas, limes, mangoes, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and coconuts. When they are finished collecting the fruit, they all have a picnic together! This book is recommended for children from 2 to 4 years of age. I agree with that because Dora teaches children different lessons every episode and every book. The lessons include learning about colors, numbers, directions, and sharing just to name a few. She not only teaches, but it is fun to learn with her and all of her friends. Many young children like Dora because she asks them to participate and be active. Parents also enjoy Dora because she is bilingual. Their children are learning Spanish at a young and impressionable age and are more likely to remember as they get older. The first aspect of this book that I noticed is that it is cardboard. It is also very colorful because of all the different colored fruit. The texture is interesting because the trees, the bushes, and the grass all look like real nature. There is also a learning element to the book. Dora first says the number and fruit in English and then repeats both the number and fruit in Spanish. I would certainly recommend this book to young kids. It is such a great opportunity to learn all about numbers, fruits, and a different language. Also, if Dora is not playing on the television, a parent can read this book to their child and it will be just like watching it!

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Counting in English and Spanish. Perfect for Dora fans. Our girls love their Dora the Explorer books.

[Felicity The Magnificent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dora had to count fruits. One pineapple, two bananas, three oranges, four guavas, five limes, six mangos, seven cherries, eight strawberries, nine blueberries, ten coconuts. That's it. - by Felicity

[Kristen Kellick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got it when Robert was into Dora, and getting interested in numbers (and foods). You can pretty easily skip the Spanish with toddlers if you like; it may be more difficult once they start recognizing words on the page.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

We've loved this little book now for half of my son's life. It has Spanish and English plus unique and standard varieties of fruit. The illustrations hold the attention of my son. I don't tend to like books about tv characters. I make an exception on this one.

[Sarah A · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice Dora bilingual book for counting fruits. Good illustrations on the most part, nice that Tico uses phonetics for the Spanish pronouncing in the corner of each page. Some of the fruits are probably more popular in Latin America but not so common elsewhere!!

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Board book with a fruit and number on each page. Dora makes counting easy in Spanish and English. Also teaches fruits in Spanish!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice board book for counting to 10 in English and Spanish. I liked that they include pronunciations on each page.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter loved it!

my daughter loved counting the fruit with most of the characters in the movie. The bright colors were nice too!

[Lia · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING BOOK

[Nathan]

A hint of Dostoevsky with a lot of fun.

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Count fruit with Dora and friends in Spanish and English.

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed learning the names of the fruits in Spanish.