One Giant Splash: A Counting Book About the Ocean

by Michael Dahl, Todd Ouren

Uses marine animals, such as twelve jellyfish and two seals, to count down from twelve to one. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.

Genres: Picture Books, Number, Childrens, Mathematics

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[Mrs Heet -Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Colorful pictures go with this backwards counting book, better suited for lower elementary age.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun counting book, but it counted down instead of up. This makes it more appropriate for a child who already knows how to count...like elementary aged.

[Joanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Colorful counting book; also useful for students who are learning their colors. Teacher can ask student to count how many "gray sharks" there are. Good for a pre-k or kindergarten classroom. I also like that in the back, it provides some quick facts about the sea creatures.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun backwards counting book accompanied by sea creatures. The children enjoyed the illustrations and guessing the name of each animal counted during preschool storytime. The fun facts at the end of the book adds a very good supplement to the story.

[Renee Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Counting book 1-12. Fun facts and glosssary. Hidden numbers.