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Diamonds are similar to squares, but they look a bit squashed." Readers will recognize this special shape in the many bright photographs of this accessible text, which also encourages them to build new vocabulary. They ll see diamond-shaped kites, cookies, and signs, and learn to spot diamonds in patterns as well. As they develop their knowledge of this elementary geometry concept, they ll understand how this aspect of math applies to real life.
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Ovals aren t the easiest shape for young learners to spot, but this fun book will give them plenty of practice. They ll see ovals in mirrors, eggs, and bathtubs, among other recognizable shapes. Vibrant images are coupled with text that features vocabulary accessible to the beginning reader. A final activity asks readers to identify an oval among other shapes, providing a final assessment opportunity.
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Pizzas, cookies, Frisbees, some of the best things in life are circles. In the bright pages of this volume, readers will recognize circles in their everyday life. Achievable text is accompanied by carefully chosen photographs, which aid in acquisition of new vocabulary and practice in fluency. Readers are also asked to identify a circle in a concluding activity, a fun assessment of what they ve learned.
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"Shape recognition is a fundamental part of pre-K and kindergarten classrooms. This fun book, with its appealing photographs, provides an entertaining way for young learners to practice their reading skills and hone their understanding of an important math standard. Throughout the accessible narrative, readers are asked to identify various shapes, such as triangles, rectangles, circles, and ovals, among multiple images, allowing many opportunities...
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Rectangles are everywhere. Exciting packages arrive at the door in rectangular boxes. Favorite photographs are placed in rectangular frames. In summer, everyone loves to take a dip at the local pool, which is usually a rectangle shape, too. Beginning readers and budding mathematicians need to know this useful shape as a foundation to geometric concepts. They'll love the objects and carefully selected, colorful photographs in this inviting volume.
8) Friendshape
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Presents a story of friends Triangle, Circle, Square, and Rectangle as they have fun together and support one another through life.
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30 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 29 cm
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Nature?s repeating patterns, better known as fractals, are beautiful, universal, and explain much about how things grow. Fractals can also be quantified mathematically. Here is an elegant introduction to fractals through examples that can be seen in parks, rivers, and our very own backyards. Readers will be fascinated to learn that broccoli florets are fractals?just like mountain ranges, river systems, and trees?and will share in the wonder of math...
12) Shapes
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"An introduction to shapes with examples of real-life objects that resemble those shapes"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"This deceptively simple concept book prompts the reader to compare pairs of objects and then choose which one has a particular attribute. At first the answer seems obvious ? until the page is turned to reveal a delightful twist! The thoughtful format and witty illustrations give away the answer to the question, Which is a hit book?" - Amazon.
14) Round
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1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Newbery-Honor winning poet Joyce Sidman invites readers to search their worlds for round objects in nature. Illustrated with warm, intimate art by two-time New York Times Best Illustrated artist Taeeun Yoo, this fresh celebration shows why we love this shape best."--
16) Haciendo formas
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17 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Presents a children's book that describes how to use various shapes to form other shapes.
18) Squares
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 17 cm
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Introduces the square shape and depicts squares in a number of everyday objects, from bus windows to books and ice cubes to pieces of chocolate.
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"From award-winning and beloved author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes this celebratory bilingual concept picture book of shapes features a birthday party. The book includes a double gatefold finale reveal. Included at the back of the book is a brief author's note, in English and Spanish, that lends additional context. cuadrado - una mesa / square - a table circulo - un pastel / circle - a cake triangulo - gorritos / triangle - party hats ovalo...
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The three books in the popular Shapes in Math, Science and Nature series, Squares, Triangles and Circles, provides engaging, well-written, interactive content that helps make geometry and measurement concepts graspable and even enjoyable, while also offering opportunities for lessons on a range of subjects from science, technology and engineering to social studies, art, and architecture. There are also numerous ideas for hands-on-learning activities...
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