The Greedy Triangle

Author: Marilyn Burns
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590489911
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
In this introduction to polygons, a triangle convinces a shapeshifter to make him a quadrilateral and later a pentagon, but discovers that where angles and sides are concerned, more isn't always better.

When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins

Author: Rhonda Gowler Greene
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547530986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
A line is thin. A line is narrow—curved like a worm, straight as an arrow. Squares, circles, triangles, and many more shapes abound in this lively book. With jaunty, rhyming text, young readers are invited to find different shapes on each busy, vibrant page. Once you start looking, you won’t be able to stop! The perfect book for little ones beginning to distinguish shapes.

The Greedy Sparrow

Author:
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761458210
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
A sparrow receives kindness from strangers and repays each act of kindness with a trick to get more, but at last, in a surprising twist, the sparrow is back with his original problem.

Two of Everything

Author: Lily Toy Hong
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807593346
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Editors' Choice: Books for Youth 1993, Booklist 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know, The New York Public Library 1995-1996 Utah Children's Picture Book Award 1997-1998 Young Hoosier Book Award List (Indiana) Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, NCTE 1997 When old Mr. Haktak digs up a curious brass pot in his garden, he has no idea what use it can be. On his way home, Mr. Haktak decides to carry his coin purse in the mysterious pot. But when Mrs. Haktak's hairpin accidentally slips into the pot and she reaches in to retrieve it, the magic of the pot is revealed. Not only are there two hairpins inside, but there are also two purses!

Shapes That Roll

Author: Karen Nagel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609056889
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Leif and the Fall

Author: Allison Sweet Grant
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984815490
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Persistence and creativity can lead to amazing things, as Leif the leaf discovers in this lovely storybook from Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Originals. Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch? In a culture that prizes achievement, kids are often afraid to fail--failing to realize that some of the very ideas that don't work are steps along the path to ones that will.

Grandfather Tang's Story

Author: Ann Tompert
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 051757487X
Category : Fairies
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them.

Mr. Noisy's Book of Patterns

Author: Rozanne Lanczak Williams
Publisher: Creative Teaching Press
ISBN: 9780916119966
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12

Book Description
Repetitive, predictable story lines and illustrations that match the text provide maximum support to the emergent reader. Engaging stories promote reading comprehension, and easy and fun activities on the inside back covers extend learning. Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL!

Math for Smarty Pants

Author: Marilyn Burns
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316117388
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Text, illustrations, and suggested activities offer a common-sense approach to mathematic fundamentals for those who are slightly terrified of numbers.

Perimeter, Area, and Volume

Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823430790
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
Grab your jumbo popcorn—you're invited to the premiere of a 3-D movie, all about those three dimensions! Trusted math picture book duo David A. Adler and Ed Miller tackle the differences between two- and three-dimensional objects in their signature bright and kid-friendly way. Explaining length, width, and height-- and all the different ways we represent those figures-- Adler shows how changing the dimensions of an object affects its size. . . . with some help from a cast of funny, friendly movie monsters. Explaining key vocabulary in simple text and offering numerous concrete examples and sample math problems with included solutions, Perimeter, Area, and Volume is a perfect introduction to two- and three-dimensional geometry. The star-studded cast of monsters will help you calculate the perimeter of the set, the area of the movie screen, and the volume of your box of popcorn. Learning about dimensions has never been so entertaining!