Numberlings Series 1

Numberlings Series 1 presents numbers 0 through 9 with their own personalities and quirks. This series is a fun way to help young children learn to recognize each number in your efforts to educate your child in numbers and math. There are both ebook and paperback versions available. Click the images below to purchase.

Book Activity

Can you find the “0” hidden in each number’s book? There are 10 “0”‘s hidden throughout this entire series to add some excitement to each Numberling’s book.

Book Background

When I was young I associated personalities with various numbers and I found this helped me remember them. As I started having children of my own I found that it was a struggle to recognize certain numbers. So I decided to create books out of what helped me as a child to assist them in their love for learning. While there are certain personality traits I gave each number from my own imagination, I also did research to find qualities that each number has inherently through folklore and mathematics. Here is some of what I found:

Number 1

• Being “number 1” is often associated with being “the best”, this is especially true in athletics
• 1 is also “the loneliest number” (thank you Three Dog Night)
• We often refer to ourselves as “number 1”

Number 2

• 2 is associated with togetherness and friendship

Number 3

• 3 is a very symbolic number in religion and science

Number 4

• 4 is a number that makes something stable, as in transportation, architecture, and furniture

Number 5

• 5 is a “middle” number, a number at the center
• We have 5 senses
• 5 is the number of fingers on a hand, and as such represents strength and control

Number 6

• 6 is associated with the 6th planet, Venus, and a symbol of beauty and love
• In mathematics, 6 is known as the perfect number

Number 7

• 7 is considered a lucky number in Western cultures
• 7 also has much symbolism in religion

Number 8

• 8 has many interesting mathematical properties (it is a Fibonacci number, the second “magic” number, the first number neither prime nor semiprime, etc)
• 8 is visually similar to the symbol for infinity, which holds a lot of power

Number 9

• Number 9 often complicates mathematics for beginners

Number 0

• 0 was recognized as a number after the other single digits
• There were many philosophical and religious arguments surrounding the number 0 because of the question, “How can not being be?” (e.g. how can “nothing” be a “something”)
• 0 is considered a real and imaginary number