Skills dealing with counting and cardinality provide essential foundations for beginning math students. Readers learn important topics, such as counting from 1 to 10, comparing numbers, answering how many? questions, counting by 10s, and writing numbers. Each topic is explained in detail using accessible text and colorful images to help readers independently explore these core math concepts. A familiar home setting provides the backdrop for readers to practice representing a number of objects with a written numeral. Written to reflect the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, this text specifically highlights standard K.CC.A.3.