On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book about Rockets Contributor(s): Dahl, Michael (Author), Shea, Denise (Illustrator), Alderman, Derrick (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1404811192 ISBN-13: 9781404811195 Publisher: Picture Window Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics - General |
Dewey: 513.211 |
LCCN: 2003021039 |
Lexile Measure: 400 |
Series: Know Your Numbers |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.8" W x 10.7" (0.25 lbs) 24 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 76118 Reading Level: 1.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . blastoff In award-winning author Michael Dahl's, On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets, a space shuttle awaits liftoff. Each page features bright illustrations with hidden numbers in the artwork to introduce the concept of counting. This exciting combination of outer space and math keeps readers flipping the pages and counting along. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dahl, Michael: - Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teacher's Choice award from Learning magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |