Recommendations: Shapes & Numbers
Use the 1/10, Circle/Oval and Square/Rectangle pages and any shapes in the borders of "But Not Quite!" as motivators for any of the following. Click on the title to see more about the product; click on the "buy from" button to add the product to your Amazon.com shopping cart.
Birth to 12 Years
Book
The Quiltmaker's Gift By Brumbeau & DeMarcken This beautiful book is fun book to read with smaller children because you can point out so many objects and shapes. But the wonderful anti-materialism message is for those from 7 or 8-12 years - and beyond!
$12.57
Birth to 9 Years
Book
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book By Yuji Morales This is a tale of the trickster, Death, who is outwitted by Grandma Beetle as she performs tasks from one to ten in Spanish and English. Beautifully illustrated.
$11.17
9-12 Years
Book
Castle By David MacAuley MacAulay is a master at explaining intricate construction in an interesting and concise manner. This book is excellent for older children to talk about architectural shapes.
$12.60
3-9 Years
Toy
Touch and Vehicle Learning Blocks By Fisher Price These blocks have shapes within shapes, not to mention the varieties of colors that you can talk about while building things. (They also fit into various Fisher Price vehicles.)
$13.99
Toddler to 8 Years
Toy
Giant Building Blocks By Imagiplay Blocks are wonderful toys as they can be used to create any foundation for imaginative play. These large blocks are safe for smaller children but great for older children's large structures.
$29.99
9-12 Years
Book
The Three Questions By Muth (& Tolstoy) A boy searches for answers to his three questions to try to find out how to be a good person. This interesting version of a Tolstoy short story is beautifully rendered by Jon Muth.
$11.87
Birth-9 Years
Book
The Emperor Lays an Egg By Guiberson & Paley A well-illustrated and factual book about the Emperor Penguins, told in a story form. An interesting extension of the Circle/Oval page in "But Not Quite!"
$11.87
4-12 Years
Book
If the World Were a Village By Smith & Armstrong This amazing book condenses the world's population into a village, then provides a statistical analysis of the population. Fascinating!
