Reviews for 26 Letters and 99 Cents

The average rating for 26 Letters and 99 Cents based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-04-17 00:00:00 Richard E. Sabatine This is a very simple book. The first half of the book counts to 99, it shows the number with the appropriate coin(s) next to it. Then you flip the book and the other half goes through the alphabet. This time with each letter there is some sort of object that represents the letter. The pictures, letters, and numbers are very clear. I gave this book 4 stars because it would be a very good book for children to read independently. They would be able to develope number and letter recognition skills. For a simple informational book the author did a very good job keeping it simple.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-07 00:00:00 Rodnie Matute "26 Letters and 99 Cents" by Tana Hoban is a good book for teaching young children the basics. As the title suggest the book covers the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet and number and the amounts of coins from one to ninety nine cents. This book does not simply list letters and numbers but makes them interesting to children. The letters of the alphabet are organized so each letter is paired with and image of an objects that children know well and see often in the everyday life. A few examples include pairing "A" with airplane, "I" with ice cream, and "Y" with a yo-yo. This helps children relate letters and their sounds to everyday things. The letters and numbers are also made interesting since they are all patterned to have different colors, such as a red "A" fallowed by a green letter "B". or a green "1" followed by a red "2" and then a yellow "3". When it comes to the coins on the "99 Cents" half of the book, because it can be flip over to be either a part of the book focusing on numbers and coins or a part focusing on letters of the alphabet, the coins that are paired alongside the numbers start out as pennies but soon become coins of a larger amount, including nickels, dimes, and quarters.