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Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape

Mirka Hokkanen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Bathtime has Cat quite literally bent out of shape in this fresh, funny concept book that's purr-fect for the preschool set.. It's bathtime for Cat, but Cat is nowhere to be found. That is, until you look closely. Young readers will delight in following housemates Kitty and Puppy...
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Shapes, Shapes, Shapes

Tana Hoban - Mulberry Books
Format: Paperback

Whenever you are -- inside or outside -- there are shapes to discover. And with Tana Hoban's help you will begin to see them. Look around. How many circles, squares, stars, triangles, hearts, and rectangles can you see?They are everywhere!
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk

Charles G. Shaw - Harper Collins
Format: Paperback

A beautiful and engaging classic that inspires creativity and imaginationThe white shape silhouetted against a blue background changes on every page. Is it a rabbit, a bird, an ice-cream cone, or just spilt milk? In this childhood classic, kids are kept guessing until the surprise ending,...
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Shape by Shape

Suse MacDonald - Little Simon
Format: Print book

What am I?I lived a long, long time ago. I had round eyes ... lots of sharp teeth ... This new concept book from Caldecott Honor illustrator Suse MacDonald is sure to entertain children. As readers turn the brightly colored, die cut pages, shapes on each page come together to reveal...
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First 100 Padded: Numbers, Colors, Shapes

Roger Priddy - Priddy Books US
Format: Hardcover

Your young chld will soon learn their first numbers, shapes and colors with this bright board book from Priddy Books. . There are 100 color pictures which they will love to look at, and 100 simple first words to learn, too. The pages are made from tough board for hours of fun reading, and the cover...
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Mouse Shapes

Ellen Stoll Walsh - Harcourt
Format: Print book

What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice--who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat.
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Brown Rabbit's Shape Book

Alan Baker - Topeka Bindery
Format: School & Library Binding

Brown Rabbit nudges open a square gift box and finds five balloons which take on all sorts of shapes. Toddlers will have fun and learn with these concept books, warmly illustrated with meticulous detail by Alan Baker.
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The Shape of Things

Julie Lacome Dayle Ann Dodds - Mother Goose Programs
Format: Paperback

Rhymes and colorful illustrations reveal how simple shapes come together to form houses, boats, and lots of other things in the world.
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Square Cat

Elizabeth Schoonmaker - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Eulah the cat is square and, while she longs to be round like other cats, her friends show her the benefits of the shape that she has.
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The Greedy Triangle

Marilyn Burns - Scholastic
Format: Book

In this lively introduction to shapes and polygons, a bored triangle is turned into a quadrilateral after a visit to the shapeshifter. Delighted with his new career opportunities--as a TV screen and a picture frame--he decides the more angles the better, until an accident teaches him a lesson....
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Teddy Bear Counting

Barbara Barbieri McGrath - Charlesbridge
Format: Print book

Bears tumble in! Count teddy bears from one to twelve, name their colors, and even form three primary shapes--square, circle, and triangle. Then count down to zero as the bears trot away. Back matter includes a review of the counting and math skills presented. Perfect for use with bear...
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Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes

Roseanne Thong - Lakeshore
Format: Book

A little girl's neighborhood becomes a discovery ground for shapes, with many of the objects Asian in origin, and others are universal. Bright art accompanies this ideal introduction to shapes, which includes a short glossary explaining the cultural significance of the featured objects....
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Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes

John Parra - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

In this lively picture book, children discover a world of shapes all around them: rectangles are ice-cream carts and stone metates, triangles are slices of watermelon and quesadillas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous...
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Circle Dogs

Kevin Henkes - HarperCollins World
Format: Paperback

Shhh. They're sleeping now...In the big, square house live the two circle dogs. When the sun comes up and the baby cries, the circle dogs wake up. With a flip-flap of their tails, they're ready to play in a big square yard. They like to eat and take a nap. Then it's time to play again....
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Maisy's Amazing Big Book of Learning

Lucy Cousins - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 7/26/2011Pages: 48Reading Level: Age 2 and Up
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Circus Shapes

Stuart J Murphy - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Everyday activities such as sharing a meal, sorting socks, and getting ready for school can be part of learning math. In the MathStart series, everyday life is the basis for each entertaining story. Simple math concepts are embedded in each story so that young children intuitively understand...
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Shape Space

Cathryn Falwell - Steck-Vaughn
Format: Hardcover

A young gymnast dances her way among rectangles, triangles, circles, and squares for a lesson in geometry and just plain fun. "Pleasant and playful, works as an entertaining picture book as well as a first exposure to basic geometry." -- School Library Journal
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Dot

Patricia Intriago - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

Dots here, dots there, you can see dots everywhere! Some are loud, and some are quiet. Some are happy, and some are sad. Some dots even taste yummy, while others taste bad. Graphic designer Patricia Intriago sets bold, circular shapes against a stark white background to emphasize opposite...
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Color Zoo

Lois Ehlert - J.B. Lippincott
Format: Print book

Shapes and colors in your zoo, lots of things that you can do. Heads and ears, beaks and snouts, that's what animals are all about. I know animals and you do too; make some new ones for your zoo.
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Flaptastic: Shapes

Eric Carle - Early Childhood Resource Center
Format: Kit

This bright new series uses innovative design and big, bold flaps to introduce toddlers to basic concepts. With exciting shaped- and full-page flaps, clever die-cuts, and bouncy typography, these books are truly a flaptastic way to learn! Flaptastic Shapes gets kids thinking about...
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Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature

Joyce Sidman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Book

A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again - in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear?With simplicity and grace, Joyce...
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Perfect Square

Michael Hall - Greenwillow Books
Format: Book

A perfect square is transformed in this adventure story that will transport you far beyond the four equal sides of this square book.
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Shapes in Music

Rebecca Rissman - Heinemann Library
Format: Paperback

Can you spot the shape? Read this book to find out about the different shapes you can find in music. Books in this series introduce children to different shapes in a range of situations. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning photographs...
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Museum Shapes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Little
Format: Book

Introducing children to basic and complex shapes through the Metropolitan Museum's extensive and varied collections, this book features the work of a diverse range of artists. Each shape has two spreads. Full color.
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