Ten Apples Up On Top! - Hardcover

Theo. LeSieg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394800192 ISBN 13: 9780394800196

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1961

Synopsis

Three friends balance counting and fun in this silly Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss and illustrated by Roy McKie. When a lion, a dog, and a tiger meet up, they soon discover that they can each do different things while balancing apples on their heads. Whether drinking milk, jumping rope, or roller-skating, they can do a lot with ten apples up on top! But watch out, she has a mop! She’ll knock those apples from up on top. Seuss’s apple-balancing characters will have youngsters reading, counting, and giggling!

Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.

 "A hilarious story in rhyme about a number of animals who could carry 10 apples on their heads."--Elementary English.  

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Review:

Since 1961, Ten Apples up on Top has been helping preschoolers learn to count and read simultaneously. Simple illustrations and even simpler rhymes make this apple-balancing competition between a dog, a tiger, and a lion a fun, easy place to practice sight words and phonics. Siblings can even take turns reading phrases like "Seven apples up on top. I am so good they will not drop." The inevitable tumbling crash is a great climax for busy toddlers to enjoy, and parents will appreciate the cooperative lesson the last page offers. (Preschool to early reader) --Jill Lightner

From the Inside Flap:

Illus. in color. A beginning Beginner Book, this ingenious story uses a vocabulary of only 75 different words. "A hilarious story in rhyme about a number of animals who could carry 10 apples on their heads."--"Elementary English.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1961
• ISBN 10: 0394800192
• ISBN 13: 9780394800196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Roy McKie