

Say Zoop!, the preschool selection, is an interactive book which introduces young listeners to concepts like big, bigger, small, smaller, fast, slow, patterns, and more. Wild! Numbers, the infant-toddler selection takes counting, a frequent subject of children’s books, and gives it new life with playful illustrations and a surprise ending.

This quarter’s Books of Excellence highlight math and/or music in some way. Understanding both math and music leads to a deeper grasp of numerical concepts and perhaps even a deeper understanding of the world. There are many overlapping concepts between math and music, including rhythm, counting, understanding patterns, high and low, and up and down. We know that learning one improves an understanding of the other and vice versa.

Learning about numbers and quantity and learning to appreciate and understand musical concepts are integrally connected for children.
