New York: Rizzoli, (1992). First Edition. 11.25" x 9". [48]pp. Illustrated boards, fine condition in fine dj. Color reproductions of fine art used to introduce children to identifying and counting numbers. Signed & inscribed by the author. ISBN 0847815013; 11.25 x 9.5 inches; 48 pages; Signed by Author.

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Title: Numbers At Play: A Counting Book
Publisher: Rizzoli, Berkeley
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0847815013
ISBN 13: 9780847815012
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Combines counting with poetry, fine art, and photography

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Kindergarten-Grade 2-- This interesting book combines arithmetic with art appreciation. Readers alternately count objects or look for the numeral itself in a variety of photographs, paintings, and sculptures by a diverse assortment of artists including Jasper Johns, Paul Gauguin, George Segal, and Winslow Homer. Obviously, a wide variety of media is included. The idea is fresh and nicely presented, but the rhymes accompanying the illustrations are rather forced. Still, primary-grade children should respond to the playfulness involved, and adults will enjoy the art along with them. --Meryl Silverstein, American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

In a counting-book companion to Sullivan's Alphabet Animals (1991), the numbers up to 10 as seen in works of art. From the title-page photo of a ten-man bicycle (1896), the images chosen are unusual, diverse, and of excellent quality; mostly, they come from the 20th century (Ferdinand L�ger, William Henry Johnson, Robert Indiana), though Renoir and Winslow Homer also appear. A couple of the photos compound the artistry: a shot of children climbing on Central Park's ``Alice in Wonderland'' statue and another of a young dancer mimicking George Segal's ``The Dancers.'' There are two illustrations for each number: one in which objects may be counted, another where the numeral appears one or more times. Sullivan's slight verse is of no particular consequence (`` `How many children?'/asked the March Hare./Try to count seven/playing there''), but serves well enough to round out this handsome, intelligently conceived offering. Full citations to the art, with brief but informative comments on the artists. (Nonfiction/Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright �1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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