Sizing up shapes

Title
Sizing up shapes

Personal Author EPSB
Rebecca L. Johnson

Summary
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.

Year Published
2004

Series
National Geographic reading expeditions : math behind the science

Physical Description
24 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm.

Note
"Geometry"--Cover.

Contents
Shapes are everywhere -- Strong support -- Sweet shapes -- Under the dome -- Math mentor: words count! -- Math notebook -- Glossary.

Subject
Shape.
 
Geometry.

Added Corporate Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Summary
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.

ISBN
9780792245896

Publisher
Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2004.
 
©2004


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D.S. MacKenzieQR 516 JOHBook30522000293917Quick Reads