"The mathematical concepts of naming plane, solid, and composite shapes are introduced as students enter a spaceship design contest. Readers learn to identify shapes by counting the sides and corners of flat shapes and naming the faces of solid shapes. This book includes a discover activity, an art connection, and a mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"Simple text and color photographs introduce sphere shapes and give examples of spheres in the real world"--Provided by publisher.

Identifies and illustrates the shape of a cone in a creative and fun format.

Identifies and illustrates the shape of a cube in a creative and fun format.

"Introduces the reader to two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes."--Provided by publisher.

Introduces three-dimensional shapes such as the cube, sphere, and cylinder and suggests activities which illustrate the concepts.

"Newbery-Honor winning poet Joyce Sidman invites readers to search their worlds for round objects in nature. Illustrated with warm, intimate art by two-time New York Times Best Illustrated artist Taeeun Yoo, this fresh celebration shows why we love this shape best."--

Rhyming text and creative illustrations draw attention to cones that are found in the world around us.

A sphere is a round object such as a baseball, basketball, or a planet. They do not technically have to be smooth but they have to be round.

A six-faced solid object whose sides are all the same length. The most common example is a die (or one of a pair of dice)