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Awards/Reviews/Readers Comments
“Counting Coconuts contains a delightful blend of clever story-line, interesting
and kid-friendly choice of words and delightfully crafted, colorful illustrations. The
“counting” math theme is relevant to elementary students—fourth graders
enjoyed their “know-it-all” status in staying one step ahead of Monkey’s
discoveries! The bilingual component adds another important dimension to the book.
These elements combined make the book a welcome addition in the school!”
Karen Fricke, 4th grade teacher, Mesa County School District #51, Grand Junction, CO
“…Not only can readers learn to count by twos, fives, and tens, they learn animal
names, and they learn English and Spanish on top of enjoying the tale of a
counting monkey. This book, put together with delightful color illustrations
by Marty Granius, would make the perfect book for teachers to read when
celebrating the 100th day of school… This reviewer thoroughly enjoyed [Counting
Coconuts / Contando cocos] and highly recommends it for ages 5-10.”
Jennifer LB Leese, AStoryWeaver's Book Reviews
“This [Counting Coconuts / Contando cocos] is a book I would surely use during
math time. Quickly introduces and reinforces the concepts of grouping, sorting,
multiples, and faster ways to count. Integrates easily with a rainforest unit.
Meets the needs of diverse, multicultural learners. Lots of uses in the classroom
and at home.”
Diane Leaver, 4th grade teacher, North Star Elementary, Salt Lake City, UT
“This picture book [Counting Coconuts / Contando cocos] follows the antics of monkey
counting his coconuts singly, by pairs, by threes, etc. He’s so busy counting in
various combinations as suggested by various jungle animals, that it’s a late night
before he finally takes time to eat one. We rate this book three hearts.”
Heartland Review
“[Counting Coconuts]is a wonderful introduction to numbers, counting, and sorting using
humor and great illustrations. Our class really enjoyed predicting what would happen next
and what jungle animal would be next.”
Laura Arevian, Thunder Mountain Elementary, Grand Junction, CO
"Counting Coconuts is a fun trip for younger readers to learn counting by units…
The illustrations are bright, colorful, and appropriate to the text. With the
whimsical expressions on the animals they should hold the attention of young
readers. The storyline could be a good springboard for teaching that searching
for the easiest or fastest way to do something can sometimes consume a lot
more time than just doing it. Counting Coconuts is a recommended read for young
children of about five to eight years old.”
Harold McFarland, editor, Readers Preference Reviews
“The simplistic bilingual pages are great for new learners. This book (Counting
Coconuts / Contando cocos) would be good for introducing different ways to
count. Fun illustrations!”
Wynell Webster, Library Assistant, Mesa County Public Library District, Clifton, CO
“Counting Coconuts is a fun, learning book that teaches how to count and speak numbers
in Spanish and English…This author and illustrator combo came up with a great book for
kids of all ages to learn to count and read numbers in Spanish. Visit Monkey, Macaw,
and Jaguar as they get set to count coconuts in the forest.”
Book Review Café
“…Colorful, humorous illustrations fill the pages with rainforest animals, all assisting
in the counting and grouping of coconuts. The last page of the book is a vocabulary of
numbers from 1 to 100 written out in Spanish and English. This is an attractive, colorful
story about a concept that is not generally covered in books for children. Recommended
for grades 1 to 3.”
J’Ann Peacock Alvarado, librarian, Irving Public Library, Irving, TX
“…This story shows the reader that although there is more than one way to do things, you
must choose one way and follow through and trying to accomplish something faster is not
necessarily better…Highly Recommended.”
Betsie's Literary Page
“Counting Coconuts is a fun book for kindergarten through 3rd grade…It shows children that
speed is one reason to learn to “count by” …students could easily continue past the words
given in the book…The story introduces animals that students may not be familiar with: a
Boa Constrictor, a Macaw, a Sloth, Tapirs, and Jaguar.”
Konnie Garman, London Elementary, South Lane SD
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