1, 2, 3 to the Zoo
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- Create Date：2022-04-29 06:57:27
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Eric Carle
- ISBN：0399230130
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Summary
Joyously colored animals， riding on a train to the zoo， offer youngsters a first introduction to numbers， number sets， addition and counting in Eric Carle’s first picture book。 A gate-fold spread at the back of the book， featuring the whole wonderful animal train， adds to the fun！ Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before， from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds。
Reviews
Aarvik
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Nice read！
Tasha
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A simple story about counting。 Each page adds another set of animals to count。 There are no words， so you simply make it up as you go， with only the number at the top of the page。
Andrea
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Fun counting time together。 A great book to keep your munchkin on the potty a little longer。
Heather
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When I first "read" this book to Lily， I thought "waitasec。。。 there are no words in this！"It turns out， though， that there are so many things you can say about it。 You can count the animals every time， or just talk about them。 You can watch as they fill the little train cars at the bottom。 You can realize that after counting up the ten different kinds of animals， you can also count the eleven balloons that the man is holding at the zoo。Current favorite activity: Finding the mouse。 When I first "read" this book to Lily， I thought "waitasec。。。 there are no words in this！"It turns out， though， that there are so many things you can say about it。 You can count the animals every time， or just talk about them。 You can watch as they fill the little train cars at the bottom。 You can realize that after counting up the ten different kinds of animals， you can also count the eleven balloons that the man is holding at the zoo。Current favorite activity: Finding the mouse。 。。。more
Khari
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As much as I despise Eric Carle， I have to give this a grudging two stars。。。because the cover is fun to hold。 It's all poufy and feels like a present。 It's also got a tab for you to pull on and all of the numbers flow from one to the next。 Fun fun fun。Other than that， typical Eric Carle。 Pointless。Story: DictionaryArt: Typical Eric CarlePrice: I forgot to look before I returned it。 As much as I despise Eric Carle， I have to give this a grudging two stars。。。because the cover is fun to hold。 It's all poufy and feels like a present。 It's also got a tab for you to pull on and all of the numbers flow from one to the next。 Fun fun fun。Other than that， typical Eric Carle。 Pointless。Story: DictionaryArt: Typical Eric CarlePrice: I forgot to look before I returned it。 。。。more
Jacob
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My daughter will NOT allow me to rate this book any less as it is currently her favorite book ever
Taylor Bellamy
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I will always love Eric Carle illustrations！
Lynn Davidson
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In this little， colourfully illustrated， board book， a train is carrying animals to a zoo。 Each car holds a different animal， but the reader also gets to not only identify the animal but count them all， too。 One elephant， 2 hippos， 3 giraffes 。。。 and so on to ten birds。 A full spread shows the zoo at the end of the book。 Fun for the youngest readers （pre-readers） who doesn't have to worry about knowing the words - because there aren't any but "zoo。" There are numbers 1 - 10， and on the inside co In this little， colourfully illustrated， board book， a train is carrying animals to a zoo。 Each car holds a different animal， but the reader also gets to not only identify the animal but count them all， too。 One elephant， 2 hippos， 3 giraffes 。。。 and so on to ten birds。 A full spread shows the zoo at the end of the book。 Fun for the youngest readers （pre-readers） who doesn't have to worry about knowing the words - because there aren't any but "zoo。" There are numbers 1 - 10， and on the inside covers - front and back are all the numbers in different colours。 。。。more
Charlotte Whiteing
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Gonna make a drawing inspired by this book
Taylor Armey
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This is a great book for children learning how to count。 It shows the numbers and also has pictures of animals representing the numbers。 It also shows these children different animals that they may see at the zoo。 I really like how each page shows the animals on a train cart。 Eric Carle is an amazing artist and uses many popping colors。 I would recommend this book for toddlers and young children。
Lexi
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3。5
Lauren Paletta
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My son and I did not enjoy this。
Heidi Jarvis
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This is the first book Eric had written and illustrated solo！ It is very fun and exciting。 There is full double page illustrations but the animals are in cages on a cargo truck that make it easier for counting。 I think this is a smart move on his part so young readers that are learning to count can easily see where each animal is on every page。
Kaitlyn
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No words， but a cute little board book。
Cheyenne Bell
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This is a cute book for children learning to count。 I would definitely use it in a pre-k or kindergarten classroom。
Maeve
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A train is taking animals to a zoo。 Quintessential Carle illustrations。 Even though it's a wordless book， parents can share with children and discuss the various animals and numbers。 A train is taking animals to a zoo。 Quintessential Carle illustrations。 Even though it's a wordless book， parents can share with children and discuss the various animals and numbers。 。。。more
Leah G
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Classic， simple Eric Carle。 Love it。
Taylor Carson
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Love the pictures in this one。 I read it to the littlest kiddos I teach。
Edward Sojuwa
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Gorgeous watercolor pictures highlight this 1 to 10 counting book from legendary Eric Carle。 A big circus train chugs by with ten types of animals for the zoo， and readers 2-6 get to count how many are in each cage， from hippos to gators， each number of animals in each cage to go along with a certain number 1 to 10。 It's pure colorful joy！Four starsCount to ten， and Eric Carle does it again！ Gorgeous watercolor pictures highlight this 1 to 10 counting book from legendary Eric Carle。 A big circus train chugs by with ten types of animals for the zoo， and readers 2-6 get to count how many are in each cage， from hippos to gators， each number of animals in each cage to go along with a certain number 1 to 10。 It's pure colorful joy！Four starsCount to ten， and Eric Carle does it again！ 。。。more
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Target Audience: Toddlers and Preschoolers 1， 2， 3 To The Zoo is a simple book with just numbers and illustrations。 The illustrations are full of color， a staple characteristic of Eric Carle books。 I liked the train on the bottom of the page that shows the previous animals that boarded the train to go to the zoo。 Children can practice counting the animals again and again as additional digits are added。 My critique of this book is that as the numbers get larger， some of the illustrations can be h Target Audience: Toddlers and Preschoolers 1， 2， 3 To The Zoo is a simple book with just numbers and illustrations。 The illustrations are full of color， a staple characteristic of Eric Carle books。 I liked the train on the bottom of the page that shows the previous animals that boarded the train to go to the zoo。 Children can practice counting the animals again and again as additional digits are added。 My critique of this book is that as the numbers get larger， some of the illustrations can be hard to see the number of animals that are being counted。 For example， the 9 is illustrated with nine snakes。 The snakes are coiled and for a young child， hard to distinguish between each when trying to count up to nine。 My daughter， who is almost two years old， enjoyed the book。 Simple and bright。 I borrowed it from the library， but would be reluctant to purchase it。 。。。more
Nicholas Mennel
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Contemporary Realistic FictionKThis book is an excellent early childhood reading option。 It brings numbers and counting to life through its lively animations and fun storyline。 All of the animals are sure to ignite any child's sense of wonder and curiosity into the world around them， and offers an excellent opportunity to practice introductory math skills。 Contemporary Realistic FictionKThis book is an excellent early childhood reading option。 It brings numbers and counting to life through its lively animations and fun storyline。 All of the animals are sure to ignite any child's sense of wonder and curiosity into the world around them， and offers an excellent opportunity to practice introductory math skills。 。。。more
Maddie McCaig
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•tGenre: Picture Book – Counting•tAwards: none•tAudience: All ages•tSummary: This counting book uses a train car with ten different types of animals on their way to the zoo to familiarize young readers with numbers 1-10。•tA。 How do you know this book fits in this specific category？otThis book uses drawings and text to familiarize young readers with the numbers•tB。 Describe one of the visual elements of the book and how the illustrator used the element to contribute to the story。otCarles uses col •tGenre: Picture Book – Counting•tAwards: none•tAudience: All ages•tSummary: This counting book uses a train car with ten different types of animals on their way to the zoo to familiarize young readers with numbers 1-10。•tA。 How do you know this book fits in this specific category？otThis book uses drawings and text to familiarize young readers with the numbers•tB。 Describe one of the visual elements of the book and how the illustrator used the element to contribute to the story。otCarles uses color to engage the young reader and keep them entertained by the book。•tC。 How would you use this book with a child or group of children？ otI would use this book with a group of young children， to teach the numbers。 I would likely pair it with a story time and then worksheet。 。。。more
Karli Whitaker
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Picture Book-Counting BookLaura Ingalls Award 2003 Audience: PreK-K - The book 1，2，3 TO THE ZOO fits perfectly into this category because it combines simple counting with unusual illustrations of animals which makes it fun and interactive for children。 Early learners will find the whimsical pictures appealing as they learn the beginning rudiments of numbers and counting。 - The coloring in this book was done really well for the age group it is driven towards。 It is creative and almost a wordless Picture Book-Counting BookLaura Ingalls Award 2003 Audience: PreK-K - The book 1，2，3 TO THE ZOO fits perfectly into this category because it combines simple counting with unusual illustrations of animals which makes it fun and interactive for children。 Early learners will find the whimsical pictures appealing as they learn the beginning rudiments of numbers and counting。 - The coloring in this book was done really well for the age group it is driven towards。 It is creative and almost a wordless text aside from the numbers。 The bright colors will be engaging for juvenile readers and keep them engaged。 The brightness and pictures of the animals make the book overall more fun as they are going on an adventure to the zoo。 - This book could be used in a whole-group setting or individually for students who needed more independent practice。 I would begin reading this book to the class as a whole and counting the numbers of animals as we go to each page。 The goal would be to create a foundation of teaching the concept of basic counting。 。。。more
Cara Byrne
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A brief， engaging book that combines trains and zoo animals。 My little readers love finding the mouse on each page。
Brhea P
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Great story for number recognition and counting along！ I enjoyed the bright illustrations。
Gabby
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This book is a great book for counting and also addition。 The illustrations that accompany the numbers are so colourful and attractive。 The train at the bottom is the best bit and would be great for getting the children to draw in their own pictures and having to work out how many go on the top and how many on the bottom。
Blaire Harris
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123 to the Zoo is another phenomenal picture book illustrated by Eric Carle。 The book is very simple and straight to the point as each page is a number counting up to 10 using zoo animals to represent the given number。 Eric Carles illustrations are different， colorful， and whacky。 None of the animals looked the exact same which I liked most。 You can see this on the page with the giraffes and the lions。 Not only is this book teaching numbers and counting it is also showing diversity。 I especially 123 to the Zoo is another phenomenal picture book illustrated by Eric Carle。 The book is very simple and straight to the point as each page is a number counting up to 10 using zoo animals to represent the given number。 Eric Carles illustrations are different， colorful， and whacky。 None of the animals looked the exact same which I liked most。 You can see this on the page with the giraffes and the lions。 Not only is this book teaching numbers and counting it is also showing diversity。 I especially liked how Carle incorporated the train image at the bottom of the pages and as the numbers grew the animals were added to the train which I thought was pretty cool。 At first I didn't notice it but as it grew it popped out on me。 Eric Carle is a great illustrator and I think his unique drawings with his shapes and colors add to each book。 。。。more
Bailey Held
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This book has no words; just numbers and drawings。 The illustrator creates a train of animals that are going to the zoo and continues to add them from the previous pages。
Ethan & Isaac
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Counting to ten with animals AND a train？ Count me in。
Meredith
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Simple but beautiful counting book。 Recommended for anyone with young children who love animals
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