Accessible narratives make learning the skills of composing and decomposing numbers fun for beginning math students. Simple text allows readers to explore these crucial concepts on their own. Colorful images help them visualize place value in a way that is both educational and engaging. Readers discover the basics of place value as they explore how to compose numbers through working with blocks. This volume, which adheres to the Common Core State Standards, directly addresses standard K.NBT.A.1. This book should be paired with "Bree's Building Blocks" (9781477716717) from the Rosen Math Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.