Beginning readers will enjoy learning how to compose numbers 11-19 with this brightly illustrated book. With vibrant images and easy-to-read text, this full-color text uses a real-world example of building and decorating a gingerbread house to teach math concepts. Students will develop their math and reading skills and be introduced to early STEM themes as they count the candy used to decorate a gingerbread house. The Math Talk section includes questions that will increase understanding of basic math and reading concepts and develop students'' speaking and listening skills. Learning math is fun and easy with this engaging text!