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"Simple text and photographs present a story with a theme about circles"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and pictures of common, everyday objects introduce the shape of the circle.

Introduces the importance and uses of circles through a variety of problems and activities.

"Look around you! You can find circles everywhere. They are on the wheels of cars. They are on the coins in our pockets. Easy text and large pictures help early readers discover that circles are fun!" --

"Pizzas, cookies, Frisbees, some of the best things in life are circles. In the bright pages of this volume, readers will recognize circles in their everyday life. Achievable text is accompanied by carefully chosen photographs, which aid in acquisition of new vocabulary and practice in fluency. Readers are also asked to identify a circle in a concluding activity, a fun assessment of what they ve learned." --

For children learning to recognize circles and other round shapes, this lyrical poem with photographs identifies a variety of familiar objects.

The reader is encouraged to observe circles, and then is shown how to draw circles, both small and large.

When Sir Cumference drinks a potion which turns him into a dragon, his son Radius searches for the magic number known as pi which will restore him to his former shape.