Geometry
Books about SHAPES are shelved under the call number 516.
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Call Number: 516 Murphy Stuart 2001ISBN: 0060280220Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Science Fiction
Topics: 3D shapes
Summary: While piloting his spaceship through the skies, Captain Invincible encounters three-dimensional shapes, including cubes, cylinders, and pyramids.
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Shape Up! by Call Number: 516 Adler David 1998ISBN: 0823413462Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Polygons, Shapes with straight sides
Summary: Uses cheese slices, pretzel sticks, a slice of bread, graph paper, a pencil, and more to introduce various polygons, flat shapes with varying numbers of straight sides.
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Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Call Number: 516.2 Hoban Tana 1996ISBN: 0688147402Publication Date: 1996RL: Preschool - K
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book - Wordless
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rounded Shapes, Shapes with Angles
Summary: Photographs of familiar objects such as chair, barrettes, and manhole cover present a study of rounded and angular shapes.
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Finding Shapes with Sebastian Pig and Friends at the Museum by Call Number: 516 Anderson Jill 2009ISBN: 9780766033634Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Different Kinds of Shapes
Summary: Review different kinds of shapes (ovals, squares, rectangles, triangles, cubes, pyramids, cylinders, cones) when Sebastian Pig and his friends go to the museum.
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A Triangle for Adaora by Call Number: 516 Onyefulu Ifeoma 2000ISBN: 0525463828Publication Date: 2000RL: Kindergarten - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Shapes in Nature, Triangles
Summary: When Adaora's cousin promises to find a triangle for her, he doesn't realize how difficult the task will be. As they search in and around their African village, the cousins encounter all different kinds of shapes, including heart-shaped leaves, round elephant drums, and crescent-shaped plantains.
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Shapes by Call Number: 516 Reiss John 1974ISBN: 0878880534Publication Date: 1974RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Squares, Circles, Transforming Shapes
Summary: Introduces common shapes such as squares and circles and demonstrates how they can easily be transformed into other forms.
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I Spy Shapes in Art by Call Number: 701 Micklethwait Lucy 2004ISBN: 0060731931Publication Date: 2004RL: Kindergarten - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Interactive, Informational
Topics: Art & Artists
Summary: Presents objects in shapes (heart, triangle, square) through famous paintings by such artists as Magritte, Escher, and Matisse.
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Touch and Feel Shapes by Call Number: 516 Touch 2000ISBN: 0789452227Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool
Pages: unpaged
Format: Board Book
Genre: Interactive (Sensory), Informational
Topics: Touching Shapes
Summary: Toddlers learn about shapes while they touch and feel the round red cushion and shiny square mirror.
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If You Were a Quadrilateral by Call Number: 516 Blaisdell Molly 2010ISBN: 9781404855113Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Quadrilateral Shapes
Summary: This book helps readers understand the concepts of quadrilaterals. It gives many examples of objects with four straight sides.
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Museum Shapes by Call Number: 516 Museum 2005ISBN: 0316056987Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Museum Shapes, Shapes in Art
Summary: This Introduces children to basic and complex shapes through the Metropolitan Museum's extensive and varied collections. It features the work of a diverse range of artists. Each shape has two spreads.
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Windows, Rings, and Grapes by Call Number: 516 Cleary Brian 2009ISBN: 9780822578796Publication Date: 2009-08-01RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Summary: This is a humorous look at shapes which introduces circles, ovals, triangles, squares, and rectangles. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series explain how to identify each shape and provide loads of examples. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples make shaping up a snap!
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I See a Star! by Call Number: 516 Sissel-Phelan Peggy 2010ISBN: 9780977101078Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 22
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Shapes for Fruits and Vegetables
Summary: It teaches kids about fruits and vegetables using shapes.
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What Is Shape? by Call Number: 701 Benduhn Tea 2009ISBN: 9780778751250Publication Date: 2009-08-01RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Drawing Shapes in Art
Summary: This title introduces young artists to the element of shape. Readers will learn how shapes of all kinds, including geometric shapes and the organic shapes found in nature, can be used in art. They will learn how artists use shapes to create patterns or make objects look nearby or far away.
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When a Line Bends ... a Shape Begins by Call Number: EZ Greene Rhonda WhenISBN: 9780395786062Publication Date: 1997RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming text)
Summary: Rhymed text describes how shapes are made from simple lines. Some of the verses appear on the page in the shape they describe.
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What's in My Toybox? (Spanish/English) by Call Number: 516 Christian Cheryl 2009ISBN: 9781595721792Publication Date: 2009-09-01RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Bilingual
Genre: Informational
Topics: Shapes of Toys
Languages: Spanish, English
Summary: Children learn the names and shapes of their favorite toys as they pull each item out of the toybox. It includes pull-up tabs that identify seven shapes in answers to questions on the facing pages.
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Circle Dogs by Call Number: EZ Henkes Kevin CircleISBN: 0688154468Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Shapes related to Dogs
Summary: Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard and spend a busy day eating circle snacks, digging circle holes, and sleeping. This is a new take on simple shapes.
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See and Spy Shapes by Call Number: EZ Aigner-Clark Julie SeeISBN: 0786808098Publication Date: 2001RL: Preschool
Pages: unpaged
Format: Board Book
Genre: Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming)
Topics: Identifying Shapes
Summary: This book invites babies and young children to identify different shapes in bold, graphic illustrations featuring the Baby Einstein characters. Playful poems will inspire children to seek out shapes in the world around them.
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Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes by Call Number: EZ Maccarone Grace ThreeISBN: 0613089022Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Folktale, Fiction
Topics: Using Shapes
Summary: This tells the story of three pigs who acquire some magic shapes, which they use for various purposes, some smart and some not so smart. It includes a section with related activities.
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Triangle by Call Number: EZ Barnett Mac TriangleISBN: 076369603XPublication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Shapes Mystery
Summary: After Triangle plays a trick on Square, Square plans to reciprocate but runs into trouble when he tries to enter the triangular doorway of Triangle's home. Readers will wonder who they can trust in a richly imagined world of shapes.
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A Star in My Orange by Call Number: 516 Rau Dana 2002ISBN: 0761324143Publication Date: 2002RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Shapes in Nature
Summary: Photographs and simple text explain how various shapes and patterns can be found all around in nature.
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Sea Shapes by Call Number: 516 MacDonald Suse 1998ISBN: 0152017003Publication Date: 1998RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Shapes in the Ocean
Summary: This concept book invites young children to identify basic shapes that transform into beautiful undersea creatures. Includes an informative glossary of sea facts.
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Books about ANGLES are shelved under the call numbers 516.
Algebra and Geometry: Anything but Square! by Call Number: 512 Green Dan 2011ISBN: 9780753466278Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Numbers, Equations, Shapes, Functions, Graphs
Summary: Uses cartoon-style characters to explain the basics of algebra and geometry, discussing such concepts as numbers, shapes, equations, relations, functions, and graphs.
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Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Call Number: 516 Neuschwander Cindy 2001ISBN: 1570911703Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Circles (Diameter, Circumference), Angles
Summary: To earn his knighthood, Radius must find and rescue a missing king. His father, Sir Cumferance, and his mother, Lady Di of Ameter, give him a circular medallion (a protractor) that he uses to find his way through a maze of many angles.
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Hamster Champs by Call Number: 516 Murphy Stuart 2005ISBN: 0060557729Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Measurement, Angles
Summary: Three hamsters try to elude a dangerous cat.
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What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? by Call Number: 516.22 Ellis Julie 2004ISBN: 1570911975Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Historical Fiction, Informational
Topics: Right Triangles, Pythagorean Theorem
Summary: In ancient Greece, young Pythagoras discovers a special number pattern (the Pythagorean theorem) and uses it to solve problems involving right triangles.
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Books about AREA are shelved under the call number 516.
Perimeter, Area, and Volume by Call Number: 516 Adler David 2012ISBN: 9780823422906Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Weights and Measures, Calculating Dimensions,
Summary: Learn about 3-dimensional spaces in a 3D movie theatre. A cast of monsters calculates the perimeter of the set, the area of the movie screen, and the volume of a popcorn box.
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A Sense of Art by Call Number: 516 Dugan Christine 2012ISBN: 9781433334580Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 3-5
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Architecture, Design - Size & Shape, Measurement
Summary: Learn about the elements of design in architecture. Learn about how much the size and shape of materials can impact the way that a home or building looks on the inside and out.
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Discovering Geometry by Call Number: QA461 .S452 2003ISBN: 9781559534598Publication Date: 2002Grades K-12
Pages: 767
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Area and Volume
Summary: A text book which goes well into detail how to calculate area, surface area, and volume yet very easy to use. It includes exercises and real world problems.
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The Book Bandit by Call Number: JUV Thielbar Melinda BookISBN: 9780761349099Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 46
Format: Comic Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Mystery
Topics: Geometry, Math Problem Solving
Summary: When the public library offers a prize for figuring out how a "book monster" sculpture was fit in through a small window in their Reader's Corner, the students of Sifu Faiza's Kung Fu School use geometry to solve the mystery.
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For Good Measure by Call Number: 530.8 Robbins Ken 2010ISBN: 9781596433441Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational (Weights & Measures)
Topics: How to Measure Things
Summary: The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?
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Zachary Zormer - Shape Transformer by Call Number: 516 Reisberg Joanne 2006ISBN: 1570918759Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 3-5
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Educational, Fiction
Topics: Math Projects for Measuring
Summary: When Zachary forgets his homework assignment, readers will be amazed at what he is able to accomplish with what he finds in his pocket. Each week he takes on a different math concept (length, width, area, perimeter) with projects that include a mobius strip, a paper frame, and a light show. Instructions for doing Zach's projects are included at the end.
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Janice Vancleave's Math for Every Kid by Call Number: 510 VanCleave Janice 1991ISBN: 0471546933Publication Date: 1991RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 215
Format: Reference Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Educational
Topics: Math Experiments
Summary: Presents 101 simple math problems and experiments intended to introduce basic mathematical principles. Some problems and experiments focus on measurements.
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Improving Instruction in Geometry and Measurement by Call Number: QA461 .S65 2005ISBN: 9780807745311Publication Date: 2005Grades K-12
Pages: 134
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Math Concepts - Measurement
Summary: This book focuses on ways to engage upper elementary, middle school, and high school students in thinking, reasoning, and problem solving to build their mathematics understanding and proficiency. The content focus of Volume Three is geometry and measurement.
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How Tall How Short How Far Away by Call Number: 530.8 Adler David 1999ISBN: 0823413756Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book, Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Measuring Systems and Units
Summary: This introduces several measuring systems such as the Egyptian system, the inch-pound system, and the metric system.
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Books about CIRCUMFERENCE are shelved under the call number 516.
Squarehead by Call Number: EZ Ziefert Harriet SquareheadISBN: 0618083782Publication Date: 2001RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Squares vs. Circles
Summary: Young George has a square head. George only likes things that are square like himself until a dream reminds him of how nice round things can be.
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Round by Call Number: 516.15 Sidman Joyce 2017ISBN: 0544387619Publication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Topics: Round Objects in Nature
Summary: If you look closely, you will find that the world is full of round objects --like eggs about to hatch, sunflowers stretching toward the sun, or planets slowly spinning together for billions of years. This is a poetic ode to all that is round and full of wonder. It invites readers to search their worlds for round objects in nature.
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Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Call Number: 516 Neuschwander Cindy 1997ISBN: 1570911525Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Summary: Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table.
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What Is Round? by Call Number: 516 Dotlich Rebecca 1999ISBN: 0694012084Publication Date: 1999RL: Preschool - K
Pages: 21
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Topics: Familiar Round Objects
Summary: For children learning to recognize circles and other round shapes, this lyrical poem with photographs identifies a variety of familiar objects.
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Rolie Polie Olie by Call Number: EZ Joyce William RolieISBN: 0060271639Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades K - 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Round Objects
Summary: Rolie Polie Olie, a round robot living on a planet where everything is round, enjoys a busy day with his family and then is too wired to go to bed at night.
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Round Is a Pancake by Call Number: EZ Baranski Joan RoundISBN: 0525461736Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Round Objects
Summary: All around are round things such as a doughnut, a button, a coin, cookies, and the spots on a wee ladybug as the townspeople prepare a feast for their king.
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All Around Us by Call Number: EZ Gonzalez Xelena AllISBN: 9781941026762Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Circles in Nature, Life Cycles
Summary: Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.
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Mummy Math by Call Number: 516 Neuschwander Cindy 2005ISBN: 0805075054Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction (Mystery)
Topics: Egyptian Pyramids
Summary: When the Zills family is summoned to Egypt to help find the hidden burial site of an ancient pharaoh, Matt and Bibi are locked into an adventure they did not expect. Stuck inside a pyramid with only each other, their dog Riley, and geometric hieroglyphics to help them find their way, the twins must use their math knowledge to solve the riddles on the walls and locate the burial chamber.
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Cubes by Call Number: 516 Bailey Gerry 2014ISBN: 9780778705086Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Real Uses of Cubes
Summary: Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about cubes by applying his knowledge of geometry to their Stone Age world. Funny illustrations and stories provide a humorous introduction to math concepts. Information boxes accompany each story to explore how scientists, architects, and artists have all been inspired by the cube's form and how cubes are applied in the natural and designed world.
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The Warlord's Puzzle by Call Number: EZ Pilegard Virginia Warlord'sISBN: 1565544951Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Folktale
Topic: Tangram Puzzles
Summary: A young peasant boy convinces his poor but wise father to enter a contest to solve the warlord's puzzle, which is actually the original tangram.
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