This is a colourful first introduction to counting and simple maths for children of four and upwards. With stunning illustrations by popular picture book artist David Melling, young readers are taken on a journey around the world and on the way they find out about numbers, shapes, patterns, weight, size, time and the calendar. It offers a lively and original way to learn about first mathematical concepts.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Oxford University Press .

David Melling was born in Oxford where his father was a sculptor. He lived in Italy for some time and is now married with a baby daughter. Peter Patilla is a key infant maths specialist who not only writes but advises and consults with publishers INSET. He is the author of many early learning concept books and for OUP has 'Starting Off With Maths' and 'At Home With Maths' to his credit. He is also the author of the 'Oxford Primary Maths Dictionary'.