Non-Fiction Monday: Shape
My four and a half year old grand-daughter visited on Saturday. It was a perfect day for sitting on the patio swing and reading books together. It marked the first time she sat and listened to not just one book but several. Thank goodness for the stack of picture books received from publishers.
Among the books I read was Shape by David Goodman and Zoe Miller. The bold shape filled cover with the letters slightly raised just invites the reader to peek inside.
Shapes of all kinds and ways to create shapes are described in the book. My favorite was the way to make a star with fingers. We had to wait for grandpa to return home to do it though.
The book includes both 2-D and 3-D shapes. It also covers tessellation, patterns and symmetry. Granddaughter and I spent a lot of time on this book. Text is minimal with the focus on visual presentation. We poured over the pages looking for the specified shape. After the book, granddaughter wanted scissors to make her own shapes.
Miller and Goodman have a fun blog about shapes. This book is a winner for young and old. I enjoyed its creative presentation
Title: Shape
Author: David Goodman and Zoe Miller
Date Published: 2009
Pages: unpaged
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Abrams Books
ISBN: 978-1-85437-779-1
Source of Book: Sent by publisher.
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July 13th, 2009 at 11:45 am
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