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Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a square, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making predictions."--
2) Shapes
Author
Language
English
Description
"Shelley Rotner, an accomplished photographer and a former kindergarten teacher, gently challenges children to think creatively about shapes in real life. The lyrical text provides much for readers to consider as they find circles in the sky (the moon, the sun), squares in the playground (hopscotch), and more."--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's a puzzle. It's a read-aloud. It's a Rubik's cube on paper. This striking, delightfully different exploration of shape, color, and patterns redefines what a picture book can be. Read it once, read it ten times; see something new every time. An elegant and simple approach to explorations of profound depth, this enigmatic, thought-provoking concept book shows young readers that everything in the world can be seen from infinite perspectives"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A graphically designed volume of concrete poetry"--
"Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways.Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems are also easy to write! From the author of the incredibly inventive Lemonade: And Other Poems Squeezed...
9) Sumo shapes
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Multiple
Description
"Take a peek into the lives of sumo wrestlers in this adorable book about shapes! Simple, charming scenes with sumo wrestlers help young readers learn different shapes, such as square, circle, pentagon, and crescent. The Japanese word that corresponds to the English word for each shape is included."-- provided by publisher.
10) Shape by shape
Author
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Turn the die-cut pages to discover colorful shapes, which come together to reveal a creature from long ago.
11) Shapes
Series
Publisher
Step-By-Step International
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Unique sliding mechanisms... Slide up and down, right and left, for a surprise on every page! This series of board books was designed specially in black and white for toddlers, based on the theory of Maria Montessori. The world-famous Italian educator noted how babies first distinguish, and enjoy, high contrast images like these, providing visual stimulation for newborns and just right for baby's developing brain.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the creative force behind Circle Under Berry comes a deceptively simple picture book exploring sorting, comparatives, and quantifiers that teases the brain, twists expectations, and teaches basic ideas in unusual ways. A page-turner for first-time page-turners, this kaleidoscopic compendium shows young readers the infinite variability of perspective inherent in even our foundational concepts"--
Author
Publisher
Berbay Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning author/illustrator of the Heads and Tails series introduces readers to a multi-tiered new "concept book about shape and color sorting and object identification. With fresh and appealing illustrations and a striking design, this is a concept book with longevity." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Manny, Olivia y Mei est̀n haciendo burbujas. La varita de Manny es un c̕rculo, la varita de Olivia es un trìngulo y la varita de Mei es un coraz̤n. ¿Qǔ forma tendr̀n sus burbujas? Involucra a los nįos pequęos en explorar geometr̕a y hacer predicciones" -
"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a triangle, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children...
18) Round
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"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."--
19) Get together
Author
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Part guessing game, part visual narrative, this delightful board book invites little ones to follow along as shapes are added to build new animal friends.
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr., an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Beyond circles and squares is a world full of other shapes-- from Arches to Zigzags and everything in between! Learn letters and shapes together with this collection of 26 unique and amazing shapes, from deltoids and fleur-de-lis to nonagons and pyramids."--Page 4 of cover.
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