Ocean State Libraries

Three mice make a variety of things out of different shapes as they hide from a scary cat.

"It's no secret that toddlers of any gender love big vehicles. Shape Up, Construction Trucks! uses rhyming verse and bright photographs to celebrate this enthusiasm in a unique take on conceptual shape books. Each spread highlights geometric shapes hiding in plain sight on excavators, bulldozers, cranes, and more. And after the toddlers have browsed the pages to their heart's content, a final note to parents offers enriching, age-appropriate activities...

Simple text and photographs introduce the concept of geometry using shapes.

With a big friendly bear as a guide, you can find shapes hidden on count squares, circles, triangles, zig-zags and stars.

Turn the die-cut pages to discover colorful shapes, which come together to reveal a creature from long ago.

Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table.

The geometric concepts of circles and squares are shown in photographs of wheels, signs, pots, and other familiar objects.

"Illustrations and brief text introduce colors and the concepts of shape and size." --

A young dancer dances her way among geometric shapes.

"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a square, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making predictions."--