Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
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 Front cover illustration showing apple tree | |
| Author | Bill Martin Jr. & Michael Sampson[1] |
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| Illustrator | Lois Ehlert[1] |
| Cover artist | Lois Ehlert |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Chicka Learning Series |
| Subject | numbers |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | July 2, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 40 |
| ISBN | 0-689-85881-7 |
| OCLC | 53900934 |
| [E] 22 | |
| LC Class | PZ8.3.M3988 Cf 2004 |
| Preceded by | Chicka Chicka Boom Boom |
| Followed by | N/A |
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 is the title of a children's picture book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson, and illustrated by Lois Ehlert in 2004 by Simon & Schuster.[1] It is a sequel to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Plot
[edit]Anthropomorphic numbers from 1 to 20 (including 5 wearing a top hat) in counting order, then 30 to 90 by tens (actually 21 to 90 in groups of ten (including 70 with long hair)), and finally 99 (actually 91 to 99 as a group), climb up instead. While watching the numbers climb, the number 0 tries to find a place available for him in the tree.
But soon he realizes there is no more room left for him (and starts to cry about it), until a colony of bumblebees angrily claim the tree, ordering the numbers to leave. While counting backwards, the bees fly around them and cause all the numbers (except 10 who is hiding, but including 99 - as the numbers larger than 20 fall out in groups of ten) to fall out of the tree. Some of the numbers are shown to have suffered certain injuries from the fall, including 11 being bent up, 8 being cracked, and 6 being twisted.
The number 0 finally finds his place in the tree and goes to the top, joining with 10 and forming the large number 100 to scare the bumblebees away. Then all the other numbers (including 8 wearing a bandage) return and climb up the tree again, to cheer for 10 and 0’s bravery.
Development
[edit]The publisher, S&S, originally asked Bill Martin, Jr. to write a sequel to his book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. But when he and co-author Michael Sampson turned the manuscript in, it was rejected. That manuscript was published by Henry Holt as the title Rock It, Sock It, Number Line. Five years later, Martin and Sampson wrote a second counting book, and it became Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3.
Reception
[edit]The book quickly became a best-seller, and is used by teachers throughout the United States to teach counting and place value to young children.
Awards
[edit]The book has won numerous awards from a variety of publications, libraries, and parenting groups, including Best Book of 2004 by Parenting Magazine.
Adaptations
[edit]In 2005, Weston Woods Studios made an animated musical short film adaptation of the book. As with the original Chicka Chicka Boom Boom cartoon, its music was composed and performed by Crystal Taliefero.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Children's Book Review: Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3". Publishers Weekly. July 19, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2020.