Everyone knows that one is one. But can ONE be more than one? Absolutely! ONE PAIR is always two; ONE WEEK is seven days; and ONE DOZEN is always twelve. And that's just the beginning of this brilliant and original counting book. PreSchool-Grade 2-In this concept book, readers learn that one can be more than one, as when "one pair of shoes is two shoes." Throughout the book, this idea is expanded upon to show that the number one can represent other numbers. The colorful watercolor and gouache artwork clearly illustrates each concept as it is introduced. People of various races and ages obviously enjoy one another's company and help make mathematically abstract ideas more concrete. More Than One is more than the usual counting book and is an enjoyable, accessible introduction to the world of numbers. Elizabeth Trotter, Scott County Public Library, Georgetown, KY Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Ages 4^-8. A concept book all about the number ONE introduces ideas about groups and multiples. The clear illustrations will make kids count and think. ONE is a whale that stretches across the page; but ONE is also a pair of shoes, a week of seven days, a baseball team of nine players, a dozen eggs. Then there's the concept of ONE that can be different numbers every time: a family, a flock, a forest, a beach of sand. Crews' pictures in watercolor and gouache are especially beautiful when he focuses on ordinary objects such as a pair of shoes or a box of eggs. As the numbers grow, the playful words will draw children in to see that ONE expands to include beyond what we can count. Hazel Rochman Can one be more than one? Yes, when there are two shoes in one pair, nine players on one baseball team, and twelve eggs in one dozen. One family can be two or three or four or more people, and one ocean ``has billion/and trillions/and skadillions/of drops of water''--but they are still one family and one ocean. Schlein (Big Talk, 1990, etc.) shows that one doesn't have to be but always is one, and makes an intriguing puzzle for children to ponder. Crew's illustrations, as comfortable and sturdy as the pair of shoes ``on your feet/or under the bed,'' and as wispy and full of flight as a flock of birds that is ``awfully hard to count,'' are nicely wedded to the concept. (Picture book. 4+) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Everyone knows that one is one. But can ONE be more than one? Absolutely! ONE PAIR is always two; ONE WEEK is seven days; and ONE DOZEN is always twelve. And that's just the beginning of this brilliant and original counting book. Miriam Schlein is the acclaimed author of numerous books for children, including the classic stories of motherly love The Way Mothers Are and Just like Me. Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck . He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley.