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Synopsis
A rhyming, rolling text and clear, stunning photographs lead children through a variety of triangles, from candy corn to an ice-cream cone. By the creators of What Is Round? BOMC.
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About the Author
Rebecca Kai Dotlich is a respected children's poet and the author of a number of poetry collections, including Lemonade Sun. She wrote What Is Round? and What Is Square? photographed by Maria Ferrari. She lives in Indiana.
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PreSchool-Like its companions, What Is Round and What Is Square (both HarperCollins, 1999), this book features a rhyming text ac-companied by colorful photos of common objects set against bright backgrounds. The roof of a house made with blocks, a wedge of cheese, and a toy boat's sail are clear examples of triangles for toddlers. Issues arise, though, when pizza slices with curved edges, a birthday hat, and an ice-cream cone are also presented as triangles. While all of these shapes can be considered "triangular," they are not, in fact, triangles. Young children who learn to call them all triangles will have some unlearning to do when they begin to study geometry. Better to give them blocks to hold as they learn the names of shapes than a book that is not mathematically sound.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
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Ages 2-4. This colorful book from the Growing Tree series introduces young children to triangles, not by explaining what they are, but by showing examples in clear, colorful photographs and naming them in the short, rhyming text. Among the objects shown, which are generally familiar to the young, are a sandwich cut into triangular quarters, a piece of candy corn, an ice cream cone, a cat's ear, a turnover, a musician's triangle, a slice of pizza. Of course, many of these items aren't technically triangles at all, but that's pretty typical of books for preschoolers on shapes. However, those who feel that fuzzy math (okay, fuzzy geometry) is good enough for young children will be pleased with the book, as it is quite good in every other way. Carolyn Phelan
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dotlich, Rebecca Kai (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0694013927I3N00
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What Is a Triangle? (Growing Tree)
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Dotlich, Rebecca Kai (illustrator). Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0694013927I5N10
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What Is a Triangle? (Growing Tree)
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Dotlich, Rebecca Kai (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0694013927I5N00
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What Is a Triangle? (Growing Tree)
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Condition: Good. Dotlich, Rebecca Kai (illustrator). Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00096549564
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