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 discover these core math concepts. Readers explore a familiar classroom setting as they learn to count items in various organized configurations. Written to specifically address standard K.CC.B.5 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.