Sizing up shapes
By: Rebecca L. Johnson.
Contributors: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Series: Math behind the science
Publisher: National Geographic; National Geographic Society
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Geometry -- Juvenile literature.; Shapes -- Juvenile literature.; Shape.; Geometry.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses how simple shapes are the building blocks of complex patterns and structures, and describes shapes that appear in objects made by people and objects made by nature.
Notes: Grades 3-8.
Includes bibliographic references (p. 22) and index.
"Geometry"--Cover.
"National Geographic reading expeditions"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Shapes are everywhere; title: Strong support; title: Sweet shapes; title: Under the dome; title: Math mentor: words count!; title: Math notebook; title: Glossary.