The Coin Counting Book

by Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Provides an introduction to math using pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.

Genres: Mathematics, Money, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Counting, Childrens

Library Binding

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Rozanne Lanczak Williams is a former teacher who writes extensively for the education and children’s markets. She has authored over 250 books for beginner readers, teachers, and parents. Rozanne grew up in Burgettstown, PA, a small town near Pittsburgh. After graduating from Duquesne University, Rozanne taught in elementary schools in Pittsburgh, in Germany at a DOD American School, and in the towns of San Fernando, Pacoima, La Mirada, and Norwalk, after she drove her ’73 VW beetle across the country to Southern California, where she lives today. Rozanne and her husband Cris have three adult children. Rozanne is a frequent speaker at teacher and parent conferences throughout the USA as well as many international venues.

Reviews

[Frayni Calderon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about… the real money,you can the change adds up to this fundable book illustrated with real money.
I like this book because i can lean about of money real.
I give this book 5 stars.

[Lyle Willey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Coin Counting Book, Williams, Roxanne Lanczak
tumblebook resource, http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/book...

Category/genre
• Online Picture Book

Estimate of age of level of interest
• Grade 1-3

Estimate reading level
• NA
• Lexile Measure: 310
• Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: NA


Brief description
This online interactive resource teachers the reader how to count money using pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars. Text is read audibly and highlighted as the text is read.

Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and discuss how they appear in your book
Excellent, engaging and distinctive visual presentation (Chance p. 115)
The interactive pictures highlighting text and coins dropping into place help the reader visualize the actual counting process. Very Effective!
Clear, accurate and stimulating presentation of facts, concepts and ideas (Chance p. 116)
The subject is pretty straight-forward. The downside is a lot of repetitive counting which is quite boring. I am guessing even the youngest reader would be bored by the audio in these many cases.

In what ways and how well does the book as a whole serve its intended audience?
This is a great resource for young readers learning the concept of how different denominations of money can be manipulated to be the same. It is useful for any age student learning the foundational concepts but especially appropriate for the younger readers (preschool- grade 1).

Awards, if any
• NA

Links to published reviews

• NA

[Lenise Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Williams, R (2013) The Coin Counting Book Tumblebook: mould-e-media 2013.
Library of Virginia
Concept Book (Tumblebook)
Picture Book Project
This is an excellent book when teaching a lesson on money because of the illustrations. Each page clearly shows the types and names of the coins, along with their value. This is an excellent book to teach K-2 about counting money and comparing how different coins can equal the same amount of money. Since discovering Tumblebook with this assignment, I love reading all the books I can through this site. I love the interaction with the books: the reader can turn on the volume so that it can be read to them or they can read along with the voice. Also, the words highlight as the reading occurs, which allows the reader to follow along quite easily.

[Mary Conroy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Coin Counting Book is GREAT for teaching the value of money and the relationship between coins. I would recommend this for kindergarten, first, and second grade students. The text is a cute rhyme, but may be too young for grades above second. There are photos of coins on every page, and visual images of adding the coins together to trade in for different coins that have the same total value. Kids have the opportunity to count the coins they see on each page aloud, and to add the coins together to get a total amount. This book could be made into a very fun and interactive lesson on the basic value of coins, adding money, and the relationships between different coins. I plan to use this as an introduction into our money unit; possibly more than once!

[Deb Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

In The Coin Counting Book, photographs of coins and dollar bills are used to show what adds up to a dollar, quarter and even a dime. Each page lays out the correct amount of coins to equal a larger amount. Children can practice their math skills with the help of rhyming verses and vivid photographs of actual coins. The coins are placed end to end which helps the reader visualize the total amount of money. English as a Second Language students could benefit from the realistic pictures and examples of how to count coins. The simple text is easy to follow and is repetitive for beginning readers. Rozanne Lanczak Williams offers a unique way of teaching how to count coins, without handling the real deal. This book should be a staple in every first and second grade classroom.

[Lbrown107 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book could be used for grades 1-3 and could be used to teach coin recognition and value. I loved the pictures in this book-the coins were really big and easy to see if you were to read this aloud and show the the whole class. The book is about coins and counting them, and it rhymes! I never would have thought I would have found a rhyming coin counting book! As I read this, I thought about using this book in my 1st grade placement. Some of the pages could even be photocopied for use as models or worksheets! I could even use this during centers: having students work out a few pages themselves.

[Jane G Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well designed, written and thought-through book for little ones who are just learning about money. It's extremely practical in the way it's designed and does its job as a great introduction to coins and how to sort and count them. I'm not sure it's a book that is worth having on the shelf at home, since a child will only need a few readings and then be able to move on in his learning, but it's the kind of book that you want to have multiple copies of at the school or public library for little ones to check out.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to use to help teach money and the value of coins. It rhymes (so it's fun to read) and the pictures make it fun and easy to use. It would be easy to incorporate real coins into using this book. Another reason I like this book is that it starts off with pennies and then adds in dimes and nickels, then quarters. Students are able to add money and learn to group coins to equal another.

[Frank Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is a stellar introductory book to learning about coins and dollars. The examples in the book are easy to understand for young students and they will be interested in the content becuase it is something that is applicable to real life. Young students will also be able to learn about how coins and dollar bills can represent a group of ones and tens. Overall, a solid book introducting students to the concepts and functions of how coins and money work.

[Shani Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Coin Counting Book teaches children how to identify and count coins using their equivalents, for example five pennies equal a nickel. A teacher could create an activity that incorporates coin combinations. A teacher could instruct students to list different coin combinations that equal fifty cents to purchase ice cream. Afterwards, the class can enjoy some ice cream after all that hard coin counting work.

[Molly Robbins · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would MAYBE be introduced in third grade as an introduction to counting money. It is more for reinforcement for 4th and 5th grade in my opinion. The book is efficient with helping students understand how to count money efficiently, but the book is a bit boring. I would probably not try and make a fun hands-on reading activity out of it. I could maybe use the book and have them count their own money with help from the book as a fun math activity/center.

[Jennifer Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good one to read to young students who are beginning to learn how to count coins. Coins are something that children have interacted with and have seen in their lives. This book incorporates realistic looking illustrations in addition to words that relay the values of the coins. This might be a good book to read to young children and then further their learning through an interactive coin counting game.

[Alicia Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in preparation for a money themed storytime/program. It was entertaining enough, but it can easily be dry subject matter and it did come across that way at times. I enjoyed the rhymes and thus the rhythm of the story. I think it would work for a program but it wasn't my favorite book.

For: parents/caregivers wanting to start discussions about money/finance.

Possible red flags: the rhyme's discussion of "full pockets" may be unrealistic for some.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great introduction to the concept of money/coins. Covers ALL the denominations including half dollars and dollar coins, too. Love the photography, too, as it’s not all of just one side of the coin. It shows both sides of the coin, and almost never is it shown straight up and down. Great way to help kids recognize coins from any different angle.

[Karelle Royal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for teaching students to identify & learn the value of coins.
The book shows how tho make equivalent amounts with various coin combinations and it reinforces skip-counting by 2's,5's, 10's, and 25's.
Big, colorful coin illustrations.
Best of all it RHYMES!
My first graders loved it and we read it over & over again.

[Chloe Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Coin Counting Book is a great math book for children in grades kindergarten to 2nd grade. The book teaches children the value of currency and the relationships between the coins. On every page of the book there are pictures of coins and money and the story even engages the children by asking them questions too. I would use this book when I am first introducing money to children.

[Yadira · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book to reading and maybe even have the children sitting with school money infront of them as you read. This book shows how to count money in different ways. It asks very good questions that allow children to figure out how to make trades and different ways to make the same amount with their coins.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great tool for working with youngsters learning to count with coins. I think it is best used with children who can already identify their coins by sight and indicate the value of each. Use this title to encourage counting of mixed coins and adding total value. Be sure to have lots of coins available for hands on practice, including at least 100 pennies, half dollars and dollar coins.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for teaching students about coins, values, and social transactions-very social studies oriented. Also, it is a wonderful source for a mathematical book-teaches addition, subtraction and factoring.
Good for many grades depending not he usage. 2nd grade for the social studies aspect but earlier for e simple mathematical parts.

[Erin Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this rhyming, non-fiction book. This book teaches kids how to count coins and how to combine coins to equal higher values. I liked this book because of the fun rhyming and visuals of the coins to help kids gain monetary skills and knowledge. This would be a great book for primary and lower intermediate levels readers to use for both reading and math!!

[Angie Fehl · Rating 2 out of 5]

The rhyming text is a little awkward (in that the rhymes aren't always smooth)...it's a cute idea but here it gets obnoxious quick. I also found the way the author chose to illustrate counting skills was not the best, the whole "1+1+1+1+1" on and on printed on every page just looked clunky and potentially overwhelming for some students. I much prefer Sorting Money by Jennifer L. Marks

[Cathy Sheetz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is all about counting with U.S. coins. It is told with some rhyming, too.

This is a great book to incorporate into math lessons in K-2nd grade about money. It would make a good text set for money in 2nd grade. I would definitely have it in a classroom library for K-4th grade, maybe 5th.

[Ngoc Dang · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for using literature in a math lesson. The illustrations are realistic and children can enjoy the large and fun coins. The book shows children how much each coins is worth and different ways to make a dollar.

[Missy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great read aloud to introduce before a math lesson involving coin values, you could use this book to identify the different coin values with the coins and than use a coin counting lesson to follow the read aloud.

[Madonna · Rating 5 out of 5]

-Great book as an activator for a lesson on money
-Helps students practice identifying the different types of coins and which combinations total different amounts
-Can also be read after a lesson as a review

[Jeri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming ryhmes that move the story along...keep the kids guessing as to what comes next. Good illustrations that clearly show the differences between the coins and how they add up to equal another coin. Just right for beginning to learn coins.

[Jessica Chambliss · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helps to teach the concept of money, especially coin value. I remember in my kindergarten placement children were beginning to learn the concept of money and this would have been a great book to help them learn!

[Cyndi Goodgame · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taught with this book for many years now.

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

St. Patrick's week is the perfect time to integrate money! We used pennies as real-life manipulatives.

[Melanie Duvic · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Coin Counting Book is great for explaining the link between coins and educating students about the worth of money. Kids in kindergarten, first, and second grade should try this, in my opinion. Despite having a nice rhyme, the content could be too young for grades higher than second. Every page contains a picture of a coin along with a visual representation of how many coins can be added up to make a single larger coin that can be exchanged for another coin with the same total worth. Children can count the coins aloud and add the coins to determine the total number of coins on each page. This book might be used to teach children about the fundamental worth of coins, how to add money, and the relationships between various currencies in a highly entertaining and engaging way.