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Ages
3-5
Titch
Titch is smaller than Mary and Pete, and everything he has is smaller than theirs too. But then Titch plants a seed...
Full List of Books
The books on this page are the full list of books recommended for Primary children to explore a variety of different mathematical topics. You can see other collections of books on our Bookcase Maths page.
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bookAges3-5Abigail
Abigail loves to count. She tries to count the dots on the ladybug and the zebra's stripes, but they won't stay still! Will Abigail find something she can count? -
bookAges3-5The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In this engaging classic picture book, children are invited to use their fingers to explore the numbers up to five. -
bookAges3-5Biscuit Bear
When Horace bakes a biscuit in the shape of a bear, it comes alive in the night! Then Biscuit Bear decides to bake some friends... -
bookAges3-5Dear Zoo
This humorous lift-the-flap book provides opportunities for conversations about size as the perfect pet is sought. -
bookAges3-5Who Sank the Boat?
In this book, five animals get into a boat - but which animal causes the boat to sink? -
bookAges3-5Billy’s Bucket
Billy can see all kinds of amazing things in his bucket, including seven sea lions and a walrus. His parents think he just has a big imagination - but when they borrow his bucket, they're in for a surprise! -
bookAges3-5Handa's Hen
Handa's hen has gone missing! While she's looking for her hen, Handa finds lots of groups of animals that she can count - two butterflies, three mice, four lizards... -
bookAges3-5One Gorilla: A Counting Book
One gorilla, two orangutans, three chimpanzees... This counting to ten book focuses on members of the primate family. -
bookAges3-5Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
This book offers a context in which to count to 10 using pictures of children from all over the world, as well as the reader's own fingers and toes. -
bookAges3-5Ten Terrible Dinosaurs
Ten terrible dinosaurs standing in a line, soon began to mess about, until there were... nine! Find out what happens as the dinosaurs leave, one by one, until there is just one dinosaur left. -
bookAges3-5One to Ten and Back Again
The colourful pictures in this book tell the story of two friends, Nick and Sue, who show us all their favourite things by counting them from one to ten and back. -
bookAges3-5Mouse Count
One fine day, ten little mice took a nap in a meadow. Along came a hungry snake, who counted the mice into a jar for his dinner. How will the mice escape? -
bookAges3-5Ten Black Dots
What can you do with ten black dots? Lots of things! Follow the pictures and count the dots in each one, all the way up to ten. -
bookAges3-5Maisy Goes Camping
Maisy and her friends put up a tent to go camping in. But how many of them can fit in the tent at once? -
bookAges3-5Cook It!
What's for dinner? Will you help me choose? Follow the story of one family cooking dinner, all the way from making a list and going to the shops to putting the food in the oven and eating it. -
bookAges3-5I Spy Numbers
In this book, each photograph contains a big numeral from 1 to 9 surrounded by lots of small objects. Can you see how each object is related to the number in the middle? -
bookAges3-5Handa's Surprise
Handa carries a basket of seven different fruits to her friend. As she makes her journey, seven different animals each steal a fruit from her basket! This richly illustrated book is an engaging context in which children can explore the concept of 'one less'.
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bookAges3-5Anno's Counting Book
Explore how a village changes over twelve seasons in this beautiful watercolour counting book.
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bookAges3-5Kipper's Toybox
Kipper counts out all of his favourite toys, but the number he gets isn't the number he was expecting... are all of Kipper's favourite toys in the box?
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bookAges3-5Dog's Colourful Day
Dog is white with one black spot on his left ear. Throughout the day, Dog gets very messy, and by the end he is covered with lots of different coloured spots! Can you count them all?
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bookAges3-5Rosie's Walk
This simple but captivating story uses positional language to describe Rosie the hen's walk. Rosie is wonderfully oblivious to the fact she is being pursued!
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bookAges3-7One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab
This 'counting by feet' book offers opportunities to focus on counting and introduce multiplication with its entertaining illustrations.
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bookAges3-7The Doorbell Rang
Ma has made plenty of cookies for her children, but then the doorbell rings. And rings... And rings... This book is perfect for discussing sharing equally.
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bookAges3-7The Shopping Basket
With Steven having to fend off various animals on his way back from the shops, he arrives home with fewer items than his mum requested. This book is a great context in which to count, and in particular to talk about 'one less'.
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bookAges3-7Five Minutes' Peace
Mrs Large the elephant wants five minutes' peace away from her three children... but they keep interrupting her!
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bookAges3-7The Bad-Tempered Ladybird
The bad-tempered ladybird tries to fight bigger and bigger animals throughout the day - but will it win a fight against the biggest animal of all?
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bookAges3-7The Great Pet Sale
This book tells the story of a pet shop where lots of animals are for sale at a variety of prices - but which will the boy choose?
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bookAges3-7How Big Is a Million?
Pipkin is a small penguin who asks big questions. He wants to know how big a million is! He finds ten fish, a hundred penguins in a huddle and a thousand snowflakes... but will he find a million of anything?
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bookAges3-7Walter's Wonderful Web
Walter the spider wants to spin a perfect web, so he tries making webs of different shapes and sizes. Will he end up with a wonderful web?