One Sun Rises: An African Wildlife Counting Book

by Wendy Hartmann, Nicolaas Maritz (Illustrator)

The varied wild creatures of Africa introduce young readers to the world of numbers and counting, as well as to the diverse landscapes and wildlife of the African continent.

Genres: Animals, Mathematics

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Wendy Hartmann has been writing for many years, with more than 40 children’s books published, including, most recently, The African Orchestra. Her work ranges from concept and counting, beginner readers, high interest/low vocabulary readers to picture books. Her books have been selected for honor’s lists and nominated for awards for writing and illustration. Wendy lives in Cape Town, is married and has two daughters. In her spare time, she paints and has taken part in numerous exhibitions and has works in private collections in South Africa as well as overseas.

Reviews

[Angela De Groot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Count to 10 and back again while learning about African wildlife.

[Kyle Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This counting book uses wild African animals to help students count to 20. Ex. 4-genets, 5-suricates, 9-hyenas, etc.

[D'metria · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book for counting up to ten and counting backwards from ten to one.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book about counting and African wildlife!