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Zero, Zilch, Nada

Counting to None

by Wendy Ulmer
Laura Knorr
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Harry is excited! Today is the first day at his new job at the Four Color Balloon Factory. Harry loves balloons almost more than anything! When Mr. Huffy, his new boss, tells him to blow up 100 balloons for Mrs. Doopido's birthday party, Harry can't wait to get started. But when Harry wants to make sure he has the correct number of balloons for the birthday party, counting the balloons gets confusing. And no matter what he does, the number still comes out wrong. What is the best way to count to 100? Colorful illustrations and a clever storyline will help young readers figure out what Harry needs to do to solve his math dilemma. A former music and English teacher, Wendy Ulmer was inspired to write Zero, Zilch, Nada because of her own "math phobia" and struggles with math as a child. She also wrote A Isn't for Fox: An Isn't Alphabet. Wendy lives in Arrowsic, Maine. Laura Knorr is also the illustrator of the popular holiday title, The Legend of Papa Noël. Zero, Zilch, Nada is her second book with Wendy Ulmer and her fifth book with Sleeping Bear Press. Laura lives in Commerce, Georgia.

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  • Release date

    August 6, 2010

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781133484530

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781133484530
      • File size: 3447 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.1
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 17, 2010
      Starting a new job at a balloon factory, Harry, a brown rabbit, must blow up 100 balloons and does so while singing a song: "Puff, puff, puff/ tie in a knot/ add a nice long string/ slip it in a slot." Harry counts to make sure he has 100, but keeps losing track; when other animal employees suggest different ways of counting—by 10s, fives, and twos—he (inexplicably) pops the balloons in the process. Luckily, his boss gives him another chance, telling him that "10 sets of 10—always equal 100." Despite the title, there's no emphasis on the concept of zero, but those who struggle to understand multiplication may find the explanation helpful. Ages 4–8.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2010
      At the 4 Color Balloon Factory, rabbit Harry must blow up one hundred balloons; to tally them he--shortsightedly--pops them as he counts by tens, then fives, then twos. The mathematical concept is clear, but the book isn't much fun: Harry is infuriatingly stupid. The cartoony illustrations feature a toothy all-animal cast and a basic palette.

      (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.1
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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