Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
Written by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson
Narrated by Crystal Taliefero
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About this audiobook
One hundred and one numbers race each other up the apple tree. As the numerals pile up, suddenly bad bumblebees come buzzing. Which number will save the day? Fun-filled music and vocals by Crystal Taliefero will have children singing about numbers long after the bumblebees have gone.
Bill Martin, Jr.
Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?; Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children’s books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.
Reviews for Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Along with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, these books are read constantly to our three boys. Fun to read aloud to them and great books for those learning to read.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Silly gibberish, the kids' number book equivalent of one of those movies where everyone starts dancing at the end. No, "dancing" makes it sounds fun and lighthearted. I'm talking disco pointing, doing the swim, Pulp Fiction hands, that kind of shit, and everyone has their "own" move and their "own" minute in the sun. Nonsensical, fascistically enforced catharsis.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Martin has a wonderful writing style. Martin has multiple rhymes and repetition that are used during the book. The book has a very catchy and calming tone as you read. Each page is full of vibrant colors, the numbers are large for children to recognize. Martin does a great job of counting and telling a story line of all of the numbers trying to climb a tree. This book could be helpful for teaching children the correct number order for counting up and backwards to 1. In my opinion, the last page which shows all the numbers from 0-100 is very helpful and encouraging for students who are learning how to count.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love the rhyming and sound play in this book. The kids love it and so do adults. It is just like "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ABC," which is familiar to everyone.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A fun book when teaching numbers to children. Its catchy and fun words will have the children loving it!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a classic number book that has been used for years in early learning classrooms. I first became aware of this text when I was teaching preschool. The children and the teachers were using this text for several activities. Teachers would have the children make their own trees, children would sing songs and request the reading of the book again and again. There is also the ABC book that is very similar to the book. I enjoy the art in this book and would also use this book in Kindergarden and younger grades for lessons.