100 Things: Learning and Fun in the Same Book
Children’s books that allow you to do several activities, in addition to enjoying reading their pages, are kids’ favorites. In the book we present below, 100 Things, there are numerous activities included. We assure you that children will want to repeat them again and again.
100 Things
100 Things is a book by author Masayuki Sebe, suitable for children age three and older. It includes a multitude of activities that can be performed depending on the child’s age. Published in 2012, it’s a fun and colorful book that will delight the youngest members of the family.
What does 100 Things offer?
As explained in the book’s description, on each page there are a ton of things to tell. And, in fact, each of the double pages of this book will allow children to count up to 100, as its title suggests.
On each one of these pages you’ll find 100 things to count, even if most of the time these are animals. There will be pages with 100 animals alone, and others with other types of illustrations, such as roads, the sea or children.
However, that’s not all. These 100 illustrations on each page are drawn in sets. For example, on a double page dedicated to sheep, one group of sheep will be white while others will be brown. In addition, each sheep is looking in a different direction, and is situated on a different colored patch of grass.
This fun book contains numerous activities to entertain the little ones and thus enhance their curiosity, attention and concentration. Not only will you have the opportunity to count 100 sheep, but also count which ones look to the right or to the left; how many are on brown patches of grass; or even which sheep have the same face.
A book for all ages
As we said above, this book is suitable for children from the age of three onwards. However, it can be used with more advanced ages, up to six or seven years old, due to the variety of activities it offers.
While three-year-olds will love discovering the different types of animals on each page, older children between six and seven will prefer to read the small texts, and enjoy the details of the illustrations.
The end of the book: a new surprise for the reader
After enjoying counting, learning and differentiating, on the last page of the book, children will think they’ve reached the end of the book. But this isn’t so! To the surprise of the little ones, on the last page of the book they’ll find indications for discovering… 100 more things in the pages of the book!
Again, they’ll go back and continue to enjoy and discover details they may have overlooked.
What can we learn from this book?
Below, we’ll show you the range of skills you can work on, both in the classroom and at home, with this fantastic book full of colorful and fun illustrations.
Simple texts for learning to read
From the age of six, in general, children begin to learn reading. Therefore, this is an ideal book for them to read independently the texts included on each double page. The texts have capital letters and occupy a maximum of two lines, making them easy to read.
Animals, the main characters of 100 Things
The protagonists of this fantastic children’s book are animals. Most of the children adore them and, on this occasion, they’ll have the possibility of enjoying a great variety of species.
Numbers from 1 to 100
Various activities in this book help children learn to count. However, you should look for the ones that are most appealing to your children. Thus, they’ll remember how to count easier.
Colors
Colors are one of the first things that children learn. In this book, there are several ways to find and differentiate colors: in the animals, in the sets or even in the details of the illustrations.
Sets or groups
Using the example of the sheep, we’ve seen that there are sets on many pages of the book. So, without realizing it, children will learn to differentiate groups and to count how many elements each of these groups has.
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- Masayuki, Sebe. (2008). 100 en total. Jaguar.