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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.
2) Mouse shapes
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Three mice make a variety of things out of different shapes as they hide from a scary cat.
4) Shape shift
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"Round, curvy, pointy, or straight-shapes are all around us. With illustrations that highlight shapes in all their forms, this book reinforces the identification of circles, squares, crescents, diamonds, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and ovals while encouraging kids to pair shapes together to make new forms"--
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"When Trapezoid auditions for the Shapes in Space play, Triangle, Star, and all the other shapes insist that he sounds like a some kind of dinosaur and certainly does not fit in with them--but Trapezoid is determined to reveal his shape properties, and prove his usefulness." --
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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...
10) 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"--
12) 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."--
15) Square cat
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Eulah the cat is square and, while she longs to be round like other cats, her friends show her the benefits of the shape that she has.
17) All year round
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Illustrations and short verses introduce shapes associated with each month of the year, such as circles that make up a January snowman, and triangular treats enjoyed in November.
20) 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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