The Rooster Who Set Out to See the World/Rooster's off to See the World

In Eric Carle's "Rooster's Off to See the World," a rooster leaves his comfortable home to explore the world and is soon joined by two cats, three frogs, four turtles, and five fish, totaling fourteen animal companions who travel with him at different points in the story. One by one, each group of animals decides to head home, leaving the rooster alone again. The rooster then returns to his own comfortable home, and the story serves as a simple introduction to number sets, addition, and subtraction for young readers in grades K-3.