Customer Reviews

When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins

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I teach 3rd grade and purchased this book to introduce geometry. It really seems to interest the students. I had originally borrowed the book from a friend who teaches Learning Support, and she found it to be useful for introducing geometry.

In an industy where hundreds of childrens books are introduced almost every month, this one impressively stands out among all the other casualties for content and especially illustration. This is a rare case where illustration style and story does not try to partonize parents and their children nor does it come across as an over-intellectualized wanna-be childrens book. I can't wait to have children so I can read and reread this book to them.

This book is lively and fun with great illustrations and wonderful rhyming words. I purchased it to help teach elementary school children about two of the elements of art: line and shape. It did the job very well and has so many examples in the course of the poetry that it is one of the books you can easily read over and over.

As a preschool teacher, this book is wonderful for learning to see shapes in the world we live in. My children loved it.

This book of shapes is told in a unique way with fun rhymes and lots of creative examples which are paired up with whimsical illustrations. Not your ho-hum everyday book of shapes; parents and kids will enjoy reading this unique book.

DeeDee Fox, author and illustrator, The Ruby Red Slippers

This is a good book to discuss shapes for K-2 grades. My kids loved it.

It can do many things, including creating great shapes. Take the adventure via this book, then try it yourself.