Shows how to make patterns, how to find patterns such as checkerboards and polka-dots, and how common patterns are in nature.
October 1, 2003
K-Gr 2-Designed especially for students with developing reading skills, both titles align with national curriculum standards in math. Hammersmith shows how repeating colors and shapes create patterns all around us. Using age- and content-appropriate vocabulary, Scott describes various shapes from circles to stars to sneaky shapes, which are really optical illusions. Illustrated with bright, bold photographs, each title presents the concept in an attractive manner. The books are useful for educators, but Tana Hoban's books of shapes, colors, and symbols are more imaginative.-Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
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