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Name: Ten black dots
Author: Donald Crews

Ten Black Dots invites children to count, observe, and imagine. Each page presents a set of ten black dots that can be arranged in different ways to become familiar objects—a radiant sun, a pair of a fox’s eyes, or eight wheels that spin a train. The rhythmic, rhyming text encourages counting while sparking creativity and visual thinking.

First publish date: 1992

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Donald Crews

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