Looking for Numbers A Reading A–Z Poetry Book Word Count: 789 POETRY Looking for Numbers Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrations by Cende Hill Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Looking for Numbers Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrations by Cende Hill www.readinga-z.com Photo Credits: Cover, back cover, title page, pages 3, 4, 5, (top), 10, 14, 16: © ArtToday; pages (clock), 6: Hemera Technologies; page (money): ProQuest Information and Learning Company; page 8: © Royalty-Free/CORBIS; page 11: Lena Johansson/Getty Images; page 12: © NASA; page 13: © The United States Mint; page 15: ProQuest Information and Learning Company Looking for Numbers A Reading A–Z Poetry Book © 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrations by Cende Hill All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com Looking For Numbers My brother wants to play a game I want to read my book He says car games are much more fun So I agree to look On car trips we play number games, Like Find a Green 11 Today we choose to play a game Called Who Can Spy a 7? Table of Contents Looking for Numbers Going Up I notice numbers everywhere, On shirts and license plates There’s one up there on that front door There’s one on that blue gate Going Down Counting Pops 10 Moon Shapes 12 Making Change 13 Half and Half 14 The Highest Number 16 Going Up When I am climbing up the stairs I take them one by one I climb up very slowly, When you count, it’s hard to run I know how many steps there are I count them every day I climb and count up 40 steps, When I have been away 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, By 10 I’m feeling sore 18, 19, 20 Are there really 20 more? I stop to rest, then carry on 36, 37, 38 Just more steps and I’ll be home A cozy chair awaits I see a 6, an 8, a On signs up in the hills I see a 1, a 5, a 10 On Mother’s money bills But where oh where are all the 7s? I don’t see even one I think I’d rather read my book This searching game is done Too late! I spy a 7! It’s on the clock up there There’s another on the page I read Oh no! They’re everywhere! Going Down When I go down I sometimes jump I take stairs by I don’t touch every step that way at a time is what I My staircase, it has 40 steps So when I jump by 2s I only step on 20 stairs Just 20 and I’m through Once I jumped the steps in 5s My father helped me it Instead of 40 we touched We were down before we knew it Counting Pops Sometimes when I’m popping corn I try to count the pops I count each popping kernel Sometimes I shout, “Please stop!” At first I count them by But then they pop too fast I count by 2s 2, 4, 6, How long does popping last? Now they’re popping quickly And I must count by 5s 5, 10, 15, 20 The kernels rise and dive Now they’re popping faster It’s hard to count the pops But I will keep on trying Until the last pop stops 10 Moon Shapes Night after night I stand at my window Night after night The sky becomes dark Night after night A new friend will greet me Sometimes it is round Sometimes it’s an arc One night my moon friend Was shaped like a circle One night a crescent moon Curved in the sky One night 1/2 of a circle Looked down at me And one night a 3/4 moon Whispered “Hi.” crescent moon 11 12 1/2 moon 3/4 moon full moon Making Change Half and Half pennies are the same As a nickel every time But if you change 10 pennies You’ll get nickels or dime Ask someone to change a dime You’ll get 10 pennies or You might receive nickels Please don’t ask for any more A quarter’s worth more pennies, 25 to be exact Or give someone nickels If you want a quarter back A quarter’s also worth nickels and a dime penny A quarter beats the other coins Every single time dime quarter When you sat down at lunch today, You looked so sad I heard you say, “I lost my lunch What should I do?” And this is what I said to you “Let’s share my lunch I’ll give you some A bit, a piece, a half, a crumb My sandwich has been cut in two 1/2 for me 1/2 for you Let’s break up my banana now And then we’ll share I’ll show you how We’ll make pieces all the same Now close your eyes We’ll play a game You pick pieces I will too 1/2 for me 1/2 for you One more thing and then we’re done Let’s count my raisins Counting’s fun I count 20 Now let’s share I’ll put mine here I’ll put yours there You have 10, and I too 1/2 for me 1/2 for you.” nickel 13 14 The Highest Number I live on the 14th floor It’s hard to climb that high So I must take an elevator, And ride up toward the sky I like to push the buttons 14 is near the top Sometimes we zoom straight upward Sometimes we make a stop Some people live on lower floors, Like or or I push their buttons for them, Then stand back from the door They all get out, but I stay in I wave goodbye, and then It’s time to ride up higher, So I push 14 again 15 16 ... Company Looking for Numbers A Reading A–Z Poetry Book © 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrations by Cende Hill All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com Looking. .. to play a game Called Who Can Spy a 7? Table of Contents Looking for Numbers Going Up I notice numbers everywhere, On shirts and license plates There’s... Illustrations by Cende Hill All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com Looking For Numbers My brother wants to play a game I want to read my book He says car games are much more fun So I agree to look On car