Crash! Boom!

Written by Robie H. Harris · Illustrated by Chris Chatterton

Can Elephant build a tower as tall as himself without it crashing?

3.5 Goodreads · 319 ratings

32 pages· AD200L

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Bookroo's summary

Elephant dreams of building a tower as tall as himself using a bucket of blocks. With each attempt, the tower crashes, but Elephant's determination never wavers. Will he find the right balance and finally succeed? Follow along as Elephant learns to build, balance, and count, experiencing the thrill of creation and the joy of success. Young readers will delight in the playful exploration of gentle math concepts and the ups and downs of Elephant's building adventure.

From the publisher

How do these blocks stack up? Gentle math concepts go down easy in this fun and accessible story for very young children by the esteemed Robie H. Harris. Elephant has a bucket of blocks and wants to build something tall. Something as tall as Elephant. But will it stay up? CRASH! BOOM! Not this time. Build it again? One block. Two blocks? Four blocks? It’s still not as tall as Elephant. More blocks! Now will it stay up? Now will it be as tall as Elephant? Build, balance, count – question, estimate, measure – predict, crash, and build again! Young children will happily follow along as Elephant goes through the ups and downs of creating something new and finally celebrates the joy and pride of success.

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