Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

Chicka Chicka #2

by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

1 told 2
and 2 told 3,
"I'll race you to the top
of the apple tree."
One hundred and one numbers climb the apple tree in this bright, rollicking, joyous book for young children. As the numerals pile up and bumblebees threaten, what's the number that saves the day? (Hint: It rhymes with "hero.") Read and count and play and laugh to learn the surprising answer.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Mathematics, Counting, Number, Fiction, Poetry

40 pages, Hardcover

First published July 2, 2004

About the author

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See ; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear ; Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See ; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing, developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/billma...

Reviews

[Bonnie Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, but not quite as good as the original. The rhyme scheme seems a little more forced, and the plot doesn't quite flow as well (for instance- why in the world does the zero joining up with 10 to become 100 suddenly make all the threatening bees mysteriously go away?)

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes it is best to stop with the original and not try to duplicate it in a different manner. Though it was a fun read, I kept comparing it to Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom and well this is no Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom. It is a fun way to look at numbers but only ok for me.

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

An exceedingly rough sequel that I wish my child didn't like.

[Clara Jane Isch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t expect it to compete with the OG chicka chicka book but man this books a bop

[Kenzie Valencia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love!!!

[Anna Ryckman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book followed the very popular Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. that was a story about the alphabet going up to the top of a coconut tree. Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3, is obviously similar, but with numbers. This is a fun book to read with fun rhymes and a great rhythm. It puts a fun, personal, and creative spin on young students learning their numbers, but I still kept comparing it to the original. This book, instead of a coconut tree, the numbers climb up an apple tree and it’s just not the same. I love the brightly colored illustrations and the simple words, it is perfect for lower elementary. What surprised me was that they started counting by tens, which seems to be slightly too complicated for the age range I thought they were intending to reach. This aside, it is a good book to have in your classroom for students to access.

[Lina · Rating 3 out of 5]

When we read this book my kids just want to read the original. My daughter often comments that 0 isn’t the only hero, that it wouldn’t be 100 without 10. The situation with the bees confuses me too. Its nice for a variation on the original if that’s what you are looking for.

[Treesie Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zero is a little number who tries to find his place with the other numbers. He sits on the side of the tree and watches the other numbers 1-99 go up the tree. As he asked the other numbers “Will there be a place for me?” no one responds to him. They just continue right up the tree. Once all the numbers 1-99 were up the tree Zero begins to cry feeling that he has no place in the tree. Then the bumbles came and shouted for all the numbers 1-99 to get out their tree. All the numbers came running down accept the number 10 who was waiting for Zero to take his place next to him. Now Zero had a place and a friend. He leaped into the tree and landed on top of the tree, joining 10. He found his place.

I would recommend Chicka Chicka 1.2.3 to teachers and parents of children who have low-self-esteem and experience loneliness. This book is great for children that feel they don’t have a place or a voice in the classroom or their lives. Parents and teachers can discuss why Zero felt lonely and how brave he had to be to leap into the tree and find his place. This is also an excellent way to teach math to children with SLD. My children love when I read this book to them. I use a different voice for Zero and they just love it. I also notice that they had empathy for Zero and asked: “Why the other numbers were being mean to him?"

[Amber Soules · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Hit

My daughter loves the original Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book. This was a given win with her and it added numbers to her skills. The story and rhymes are cute. Thumbs up!

[Ellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

70s hair cracks me up. My hair is almost that long.

[Megan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Victoria kept crawling away when trying to read this at the Chicago Public Library…. Best to stick to the original Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

[Claire Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second best Chicka Chicka book. So fun. So chaotic. 0 becomes 100🤪 a blast. #auntmode

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't understand the ending. What happened to the bees? ☺️

Fun! For children needing a review of numbers they know, or are learning to count to 100. It counts up and down.

[Debbie Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember owning this book when I was little. It was so worn out but such a great read. I had to read this one and share my love of reading!

[Little Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I smiled the whole time mama was reading! Probably because she loved it so much. "The perfect sequel to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!" she said. I couldn't agree more!

[Christine Kallner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom, but we still enjoy this one.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cameron and I think Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is better, but she still laughed quite a bit.

[Amy Ingalls · Rating 5 out of 5]

I originally rated this book 3 stars, but my 4-year-old granddaughter loves it. We read it every night, and she has it memorized. It has helped her to recognize and understand bigger numbers and she is starting to see that adding a zero to a number changes it to a larger number (like when zero joined with 10).

[Savannah Crider · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book for Kindergarten and 1st graders. It is about numbers trying to climb an apple tree. There is kind of a storyline, but in my opinion it is mostly just for counting. I would use this book in an early elementary class where we are learning to count. The illustrations are bright and colorful.

[Annette Taylor-james · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book to the children especially at circle-time, we review the colors, numbers and discuss any new word or words. The repetition is also good because it helps to re-enforce the concepts. The children love to read this book.

[Kit · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only wish it was as good as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom...

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My little man assigns the number of stars on these. We like the counting to 100 and rather enjoyed the rhythmic feel that the words have. Can be chanted/sung for additional fun!

[Hailey Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is about numbers going up the apple tree, but the number 0 feels left out the whole time they’re going up. When the bees come and make the other numbers come down, 0 has a place to hide. Number 10 never came down, so 0 takes initiative and goes up the tree, not afraid of the bee’s, and finds his place as number 100. All the numbers come back up and are grateful for number 0.
The internal illustrations are actually very interesting. The pictures are mostly objects of shapes and lines using the elements of art. The illustrators definitely matched the text to make the story even more interesting when they would change the shapes of the objects and characters to dive deeper into what the text said. “‘Wow, these apples taste like heaven!’” Was the text when 9, 10, and 11 were going up the tree, so the illustrators changed the plain circles that represented apples and made one have bites taken out of it. Another example is when 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 were going up the tree and it says “70’s hair is long and sandy.” The picture of 70 climbing the chair actually does have long lines symbolizing the hair. The bumble bees also are represented by very few shapes and detail.
The boards of the book open up to be one full picture of the apple tree. The numbers are not showed in the cover illustrations, but I think it is to make it become more interesting after each page.
My opinion of this book is very good. I think the bright colors and use of line and shape in the illustration keep the readers very engaged and excited. Also, the few details added in the illustrations really makes the reader feel proud to have noticed the connection with the text. The educational material is very good because it helps teach counting by ones, by tens, and then backwards.
I would use this with my students as another media of teaching counting and the different ways to count. Also it could be used to show the different types of art and how shapes can make you feel different ways. This book is recommended for ages 0-6 years old, but I had my 8 year old sister read it and she loved it!

[Juliet McGee · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Tanya Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chicka Chicka 1*2*3 by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, and Lois Ehlert is a very energetic and colorful picture book. This book is about numbers, numbers that are climbing a tree and they talk. Out of five stars I rated this book at 5. I just love the plot of the book, numbers climbing a tree first in number order from one to twenty. Meanwhile as each number climbs the tree, the number zero watches and ask the same question over and over again saying, “Chicka, Chicka, 1*2*3… Will there be a place for me?” Then, from the number twenty, start counting by tens climb the tree up to number eighty and there appears ninety-nine the last to climb the tree before the bees come. When the bees come all the number fall out of the tree except the number ten. Number zero seizes the moment and says, “Chicka, Chicka 1*2*3… Now I know the place for me!” and forms the number 100. I love, love that the front inside cover pages and the back inside cover pages are numbers that are not all over the place but they are in order like 1-2-3… The front-cover pages had numbers from one to twenty and the back-cover pages has the number from one to one hundred. I would definitely use this book while work with young readers from pre-school to kindergarten. This age group would love the energy that this book offers and are like sponges they would be reading and counting up to one hundred before they complete kindergarten.

[Kayla Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Chicka Chicka 1,2,3, by Martin Jr, is a picture book that helps children learn how to count by introducing them to the relationship between the numbers as well as how the numbers relate to each other. This book uses a bi-directional strategy based on Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to allow students to learn numbers at the same speed and ease that they were taught letters. Throughout this book, you will get to see colorful pictures as well as numbers, which is a great way to learn how to count up to 101. As Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a song and rhyme musical, a feeling of familiarity is created through the use of song, rhyming, and the combination of the arts and literacy. There is also a lesson in this story as well for the preschool reader. It tells them that even if they look small, they can still make a difference in the world, just like the number zero in the story. Nodelman demonstrates that "The more readers and viewers of any age know about the codes of representation, the more they can enjoy the ways in which writers and illustrators use the codes in interesting and involving ways" (Nodelman, 138). Using colorful illustrations in the story is a great way to engage the children in the story by allowing them to visually comprehend what is happening in the story as they look at the pictures.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 is a book for younger children. The book tells a simple story of a group of numbers all climbing a tree. Each number is listed in order with a memorable description or action. Those familiar with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, will find that this book has much in common in structure and art, but with numbers as the subject matter. Eventually they are chased out of the tree by bees, and as they come out they are listed in reverse order. This will help children both with counting up and down the number line. Eventually number 0 joins number 10 hiding out in the tree and becomes number 100. Even with older children this can be used to demonstrate powers of 10 and the base 10 number system. The art is simplistic and modern, existing to provide visual representation of the numbers in a large eye-catching form. There is a small amount of visual humor to be gleaned from paying extra attention to the art, and children might have fun finding and commenting on some of it. This book is likely best used with children learning to count, especially numbers over 10. Overall, I recommend this book to teachers and parents of young children who are learning their numbers and enjoy silly stories with repetitive lines to help them remember the relationships between numbers.

[Aidan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 is a great book for young children who want to learn numbers in a fun and engaging way. The book's concept is about numbers that find a tree and want to climb up it. The rhyme scheme makes it easy and inviting for kids to learn numbers. In addition to the fun personification of numbers, Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 also tells a story about the number zero, who feels left out but eventually overcomes that feeling by being brave and helping the other numbers. As noted in "How picture books work" by Perry Nodelman, “The pictures ‘illustrate’ the text, that is, they purport to show us what is meant by the words” (p. 131). This is exemplified by the way that Zero in most of the story is shown either behind the tree or alone in the bottom left corner, which brings to life the feeling of being left out. Without the illustrations, this feeling would not be as strongly felt or make as much sense. As the photos not only bring sense to a nonsensical story but add depth and dimension. Overall, Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 brings excitement and joy to a subject that might otherwise be seen as dull and boring for many young children.

[Antionea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a counting books 1-100 its a great learning books for the ages of 5-8. It was very interesting and for the ages 5-8 using a objects to help count was a great idea. The main character was a bumba bee the bee was to knock some apples off the counting tree this allowed the learning counters to figure out the next number that is supposed to be on the tree.
This book is allowing this young learners to think on there own learning how to count knowing what number comes next all while having fun, its a playful book that children would like to read and learn with their parents as well.
The bumba bee that knocks the apples off the tree is subtracting apples so this book is also teaching children how to subtract as well its a great learning book and full of fun.
The literary of the book were very clear the numbers were big so they were not hard to miss.
I give this book 5stars because its a great book for young children to have who are learning how to count numbers 1-100 all while having fun as well.