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"Every page of this innovative picture book contains a thoughtfully designed set of four shapes and the question 'Which one doesn't belong?' Each of the shapes could be a correct answer to the question. Because there is no one right answer, children naturally shift their focus to justifications and arguments based on the shapes' geometric properties."--
43) Perhaps
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"How does anything start? With nothing? Perhaps. Close your eyes. Imagine everything is gone. Even you. Then start again. A wonderful book filled with amazement, simple and profound at the same time, about nothing and everything and what that would look like"--Page 4 of cover.
44) The hole story
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When Hamish and Hermione Hole are chased out of the cheese where they live, they search for a new home wreaking havoc wherever they go, but their luck turns when they are discovered resting in a piece of wood by a palace carpenter, who knows that holes can be really useful, especially when making two beautiful flutes.
46) Round
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As a little girl spends a day with her family, she finds round things all around her and explains why she likes them. This nonfiction picture book briefly explains why there are so many round things in nature.
47) Shape shift
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"Round, curvy, pointy, or straight-shapes are all around us. With illustrations that highlight shapes in all their forms, this book reinforces the identification of circles, squares, crescents, diamonds, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and ovals while encouraging kids to pair shapes together to make new forms"--
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"Sisters Usha and Aarti, and cousin Gloria, see different things in the stars - a Big Dipper, a Big Digger, and a Big Kite - in this introduction to geometry and spatial relationships"--
50) What's an apple?
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Rhyming text shows all the imaginative things you can do with an apple.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 109
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During a harvest hayride at Pumpkin Farm, a famly finds circles, squares, ovals, and other shapes all around.
Fall is here, with all its visual delights--not just colors, but shapes. Follow a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery, including apple bushel circles, square hay bales and diamond kites in the autumn sky.
53) Small world
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First, Nanda's entire world is the circle of her mother's arms but as she grows, she sees the wonder of whirligigs, fractals in the snow, and even the circle of the Earth, itself.
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Sir Cumference math adventures volume 1
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Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table.
55) Which is taller?
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"It's not only detectives who need to hone their powers of observation-it's all of us! Beginning readers will be delighted by this colorful book, which guides them in comparing objects and determining which is taller. Comparing heights of objects is a standard of elementary math classrooms, so conquering this essential skill puts young mathematicians ahead of the game!"--
56) Which is longer?
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"Understanding measurable attributes such as length is an imperative skill for future mathematicians-and everyone else! This valuable volume provides practical examples to readers, asking them to compare the lengths of familiar objects on the colorful pages. Accessible text encourages vocabulary acquisition and allows beginning readers to build confidence in their emerging literacy"--
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"Understanding properties of matter is key for future scientists. In this bright and beneficial book, readers are invited to use their sense of sight to compare the weight of objects in the appealing images. A concluding question allows them to determine which object is heavier and display their understanding of this valuable concept"--
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"Volume might seem like a tricky concept, but it's just another measurement of size. In the bright pages of this valuable book, budding scientists and mathematicians will observe differing volumes of liquids in familiar containers-and learn how to conclude which container holds more, a stepping stone to more advanced concepts. Readers will exercise their volume-determining skills by answering a closing question"--
60) Whose ears?
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"Babies can spot the differences between animals and people in this pure fun book with a built-in guessing game and underlying educational aspect."--