One Some Many

Marthe Jocelyn, Tom Slaughter. Tundra Books (NY), $11.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-88776-675-6

The paper-over-board One Some Many by Marthe Jocelyn, with a similar design to artist Tom Slaughter's 1 2 3, offers new insight into numerical concepts: ""A few is more than two./ A few is three./ Or four./ Or more."" Slaughter's vivid modern art paper collages illustrate a variety of objects including pears, fish and pencils. .

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