Parents and teachers seeking ways to combine reading with math for young children will welcome this helpful book. Wells works on the basic math concept of adding zeros to make larger and larger numbers, an idea that often fascinates children. The text begins with the number one and adds zeros, illustrating each new number with lively artwork. As the book and the numbers progress, the text and illustrations help by tying numbers to concepts already understood, such as ice cream cones and money. The illustrations and the author's appeal to children's active imaginations make this book great for read-alouds and for encouraging kids to enjoy math. By the way, a googol really is a named number, as the author explains on the last page.
