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Looking for
Numbers
A Reading A–Z Poetry Book
Word Count: 789

POETRY

Looking for
Numbers

Written by Dina Anastasio
Illustrations by Cende Hill

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Numbers

Written by Dina Anastasio
Illustrations by Cende Hill
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Looking for Numbers
A Reading A–Z Poetry Book
© 2006 ProQuest Information
and Learning Company
Written by Dina Anastasio
Illustrations by Cende Hill
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Looking For Numbers
My brother wants to play a game.
I want to read my book.
He says car games are much more fun.
So I agree to look.
On car trips we play number games,
Like Find a Green 11.
Today we choose to play a game
Called Who Can Spy a 7?

Table of Contents
Looking for Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Going Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

I notice numbers everywhere,
On shirts and license plates.
There’s one up there on that front door.
There’s one on that blue gate.

Going Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Counting Pops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Moon Shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Half and Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Highest Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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4


Going Up
When I am climbing up the stairs
I take them one by one.
I climb up very slowly,
When you count, it’s hard to run.
I know how many steps there are.
I count them every day.
I climb and count up 40 steps,
When I have been away.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
By 10 I’m feeling sore.
18, 19, 20.
Are there really 20 more?
I stop to rest, then carry on.
36, 37, 38
Just 2 more steps and I’ll be home.
A cozy chair awaits.

I see a 6, an 8, a 3
On signs up in the hills.
I see a 1, a 5, a 10
On Mother’s money bills.
But where oh where are all the 7s?
I don’t see even one.
I think I’d rather read my book.
This searching game is done.
Too late! I spy a 7!
It’s on the clock up there.
There’s another on the page I read.
Oh no! They’re everywhere!
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6


Going Down
When I go down I sometimes jump.
I take stairs 2 by 2.
I don’t touch every step that way.
2 at a time is what I do.
My staircase, it has 40 steps.
So when I jump by 2s.
I only step on 20 stairs.
Just 20 and I’m through.
Once I jumped the steps in 5s.
My father helped me do it.
Instead of 40 we touched 8.
We were down before we knew it.

7

8


Counting Pops
Sometimes when I’m popping corn
I try to count the pops.
I count each popping kernel.
Sometimes I shout, “Please stop!”
At first I count them 1 by 1.
But then they pop too fast.
I count by 2s. 2, 4, 6, 8.
How long does popping last?
Now they’re popping quickly.
And I must count by 5s.
5, 10, 15, 20.
The kernels rise and dive.
Now they’re popping faster.
It’s hard to count the pops.
But I will keep on trying
Until the last pop stops.

9

10


Moon Shapes

Night after night
I stand at my window.
Night after night
The sky becomes dark.
Night after night
A new friend will greet me.
Sometimes it is round.
Sometimes it’s an arc.
One night my moon friend
Was shaped like a circle.
One night a crescent moon
Curved in the sky.
One night 1/2 of a circle
Looked down at me.
And one night a 3/4 moon
Whispered “Hi.”

crescent moon

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1/2 moon

3/4 moon

full moon

Making Change

Half and Half

5 pennies are the same
As a nickel every time.
But if you change 10 pennies
You’ll get 2 nickels or 1 dime.
Ask someone to change a dime.
You’ll get 10 pennies or
You might receive 2 nickels.
Please don’t ask for any more.
A quarter’s worth more pennies,
25 to be exact.
Or give someone 5 nickels
If you want a quarter back.
A quarter’s also worth
3 nickels and a dime.
penny
A quarter beats the other coins
Every single time.

dime

quarter

When you sat down at lunch today,
You looked so sad. I heard you say,
“I lost my lunch. What should I do?”
And this is what I said to you.

“Let’s share my lunch. I’ll give you some.
A bit, a piece, a half, a crumb.
My sandwich has been cut in two.
1/2 for me. 1/2 for you.
Let’s break up my banana now.
And then we’ll share. I’ll show you how.
We’ll make 4 pieces all the same.
Now close your eyes. We’ll play a game.
You pick 2 pieces. I will too.
1/2 for me. 1/2 for you.
One more thing and then we’re done.
Let’s count my raisins. Counting’s fun.
I count 20. Now let’s share.
I’ll put mine here. I’ll put yours there.
You have 10, and I do too.
1/2 for me. 1/2 for you.”

nickel

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14


The Highest Number
I live on the 14th floor.
It’s hard to climb that high.
So I must take an elevator,
And ride up toward the sky.
I like to push the buttons.

14 is near the top.
Sometimes we zoom straight upward.
Sometimes we make a stop.
Some people live on lower floors,
Like 2 or 3 or 4.
I push their buttons for them,
Then stand back from the door.
They all get out, but I stay in.
I wave goodbye, and then
It’s time to ride up higher,
So I push 14 again.

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