One Watermelon Seed Author: Celia Barker Lottridge
	Book Information Publisher: Oxford University Press Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780195404739 - ISBN-10: 0195404734 Publication Date: 6/25/1987 Pages: 24 Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Here's a wonderfully innovative book for children who are just learning to count. As we watch Max and Josephine tend their garden, there are ample opportunities to count--from 1 to 10 as the garden is planted and from 10 to 100 (in tens) while the garden is being harvested. And there's more to count than plants. Bees, ants, worms, butterflies, and other animals also adorn the pages, and children will want to count them too. Bold, colorful illustrations by Karen Patkau accompany Celia Barker Lottridge's direct text. Not only is the book good arithmetic fun, it also offers a fascinating introduction to gardening as well.