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Millions of children have learned their numbers on "Sesame Street," where Count von Count has, for decades, embodied the joy of counting. He is, of course, notoriously meticulous: He will leave no ...

A red knot is a tiny shorebird that makes an epic 9000-mile journey all the way from the arctic to the tip of southern Chile and back. Biologists and nature enthusiasts congregate at various points ...

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If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The actress and mathematician says her latest release, out this fall, is all about “creating a happy, safe association with numbers” for ...

Five new counting books all share one essential strategy: to start a conversation. By Amy Alznauer A counting book is tricky to write, for it must inspire readers to do two things at once: to count ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...