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1) 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
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."--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't just measure the world-it explains it. Shape shows us how--
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"--
6) 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."--
7) Circle rolls
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Follow the chain reaction among different shapes when circle rolls.
Author
Publisher
Lark
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Lace knitting gets a makeover in 'Lovely Knitted Lace'! Author Brooke Nico offers up 16 garments and accessories based on four basic shapes: triangles, circles, squares, and rectangles. Start with these simple shapes, then create a light-as-air Angle Shawl knit from the center out; a luxuriously soft Japanese Leaf Scarf that looks pretty on both sides of the fabric thanks to stockinette and twisted rib stitches; a pretty Aster Shirt with great drape...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Ever since they were a dot and a speck, Circle and Square have been best friends.... Then someone new comes along: a cool, exciting Triangle. And three starts to feel like a crowd... With their friendship bent out of shape, can they put it back together again?
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Llama Llama spends the day at the farmers market surrounded by shapes. From rectangles, squares, triangles, circles, and stars, children will enjoy this look-and-find format as they search for each shape. This book is told through colorful spreads illustrated by JT Morrow that will have new Llama Llama fans turning the page to find close-up art of all the shapes."
13) 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.
14) We are shapes
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
We are shapes! We balance, we stack, and best of all, we work together! -- cover
Author
Series
Publisher
DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about time and discover that math is everywhere they look. Beep the robot would love nothing more than to have her own pet, like her friends do. One morning she gets a surprise delivery – a parcel containing circles, squares, triangles, and pentagons for her to make her own robot cat! Beep realizes that she can’t make a pet pal from flat, two-dimensional shapes so, with a...
18) 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.
19) Match!
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Pictures and vocabulary present sets for you to choose ones that are alike.
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"--
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