A beautiful way to introduce babies and toddlers to the wondrous world of numbers

Curious Me! (R) Numbers is a light and lyrical board book that journeys from 1 to 10. Dona Herweck Rice's poetic text is perfectly matched to Camila Carrossine's richly textured illustrations, a treat for young children and their adults alike. Together, readers will count the things they see in the pictures and trace large, clear number shapes to make the connection between counting and the numbers we see. .

Curious Me! Numbers supports early learning with important concepts and vocabulary, while helping caregivers: :

• Introduce children to number shapes and counting with rich, artful illustrations
• Encourage awareness of the world and the countable things around us
• Respond to toddlers' questions and natural curiosity

Collect all of the artfully illustrated Curious Me! (R) Board Books to start children on a lifetime of learning.

About the Author
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Dona Herweck Rice is the prolific author of books, stories, and poems for children of all ages. She's written hundreds of books and more on just about every topic under the sun, from acrobats to zucchini and everything in between. She has also written award-winning books and curriculums for educators, especially on the subjects of writing and language arts. In fact, her first publications were a series for teachers on how to teach writing in the classroom. She spearheaded the development of Write TIME for Kids, which earned the Golden Lamp award for curriculum from the Association of American Publishers. Her writing is featured heavily in such acclaimed series as Focused Phonics, Untold Stories, Fiction Readers, Nonfiction Readers, Learn and Create, and more.

Dona's best-selling children's title with more than 13,000 copies is How Plants Grow, and her most recent titles include dozens of books for the Exploration Storytime series, two titles in the Curious Me! (TM) board book series, and Ride with Rampage in partnership with the Los Angeles Rams. When Dona visits classrooms to talk about being an author, the most requested titles include History's Mysteries, Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West, and Oh, Rats!--the latter being one of Dona's particular favorites.

Dona is the creator of Cam E. Chameleon, the enchanting little reptile featured in her books The Adventures of Cam E. Chameleon and Cam and Sam's Colorful Adventure. Observant readers can also find Cam singing and dancing throughout the illustrated retelling of If You're Happy and You Know It.

Writing is Dona's passion, but she also loves reading, live theater, and handmade arts and crafts, with many artists and creatives in all mediums among her extended family. Dona was a preschool and middle school teacher and is an acting coach for all ages. She lives in southern California with her husband, son, and one cute, silly, and loveable little dog.

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Camila Carrossine is an illustrator from Brazil. She studied fine arts and art direction and has illustrated more than eighty children's books for publishing houses around the world. Camila is also an animation director and art director, and her animations have earned awards at several film festivals. She lives with her daughter and husband in Sao Paulo and loves reading, traveling, and walking on cold days.

Book Information
ISBN 9798885547017
Author Dona Herweck Rice
Page Count 24
Imprint Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Publisher Teacher Created Materials, Inc
Weight(grams) 272g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 178mm * 15mm