Shapes in Nature

by Oona Gaarder-Juntti

Overview

Shapes are everywhere! Shapes in Nature helps introduce young readers to various shapes found in daily life, from a cone on a rhino horn to a hexagon honeycomb. Simple sentences along with large eye-catching photographs help illustrate the 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes found in nature. Prompts for recognizing shapes at the beginning and end of the book help strengthen vocabulary, math comprehension, and critical thinking skills.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617834141
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Series:	Shapes Everywhere Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	500L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
PreS-K—These basic books do not teach shapes. Rather, they reinforce previous knowledge. Each title begins with the same explanation of 2-D and 3-D. After the introduction, eight different shapes, one per spread, are covered. The layout consists of a short paragraph and a picture of an everyday item with the targeted shape outlined with a white dotted line. The texts do not describe the shape but rather attempt to put it into a context. For example, Home explains that "The dog dish is a cylinder. Levi gives his dog cold water after their walk. They walk around the lake every day." The large photo is of a dog drinking from a water dish. The volumes end with a page of shapes. Although attractive and their tie-ins to the real world useful, these books contain minimal information.

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