"Promotes recognition of shapes on the road, including street signs and bridges; stimulates critical thinking; and provides an understanding of math in the real world"--Provided by publisher.

For children learning to recognize circles and other round shapes, this lyrical poem with photographs identifies a variety of familiar objects.

Seeing the world through shape. How do humans make sense of the world? In answer to this timeless question, award winning documentary filmmaker, Lois Farfel Stark, takes the reader on a remarkable journey from tribal ceremonies in Liberia and the pyramids in Egypt, to the gravity-defying architecture of modern China. Drawing on her experience as a global explorer, Stark unveils a crucial, hidden key to understanding the universe: Shape itself. The...

Preschoolers join Joe to learn about mixing colors, identifying shapes and how to create art. Learn about circles, squares, ovals and octagons! Learn how to mix colors together to form new colors too! Promotes: shape recognition, matching skills, basic geometry, color identification, color mixing and visual perception.

"Brooke Nico, author of Lovely Knitted Lace and a nationally known lace teacher and designer, presents 16 new projects that offer a fresh and original take on lace knitting. Think sweaters, capelets, tunics and cowls, knit in yarns both thick and thin -- contemporary designs that give knitters a wealth of new possibilities. Organized by overall shape -- circle, square, triangle, and rectangle -- these lovely garments will change the way you look at...

Introduces different shapes in illustrations and appropriate descriptive words in English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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.

Presents objects with the shape of a heart, a triangle, a square and other shapes through paintings by such artists as Magritte, Escher, and Matisse.