Sea Shapes

by Suse MacDonald

This engaging concept book invites very young children to identify basic shapes that transform into beautiful undersea creatures. Includes an informative glossary of sea facts. "Delectable viewing pleasure."-- The Horn Book "Elegantly conjures up an undersea world in which a square evolves into a skate while hexagons combine to make a turtle's shell."-- Newsweek

Genres: Picture Books, Mathematics, Storytime, Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 1994

Reviews

[Katie Quagliana]

Sea Shapes by Suse MacDonald has not won any awards however the author is an award winner. This book is perfect for pre-K and kindergarten.
This nonfiction book shows what sea shapes are. The author parallels shapes and ocean animals. For instance, the shape star and star fish.
This book has great illustrations and is very bright and colorful. It also does a great job paralleling shapes and sea shapes that go with it.
This book would be great to reinforce vocabulary of shapes, sea animals, and shapes in general. It also can help students see how living things have shapes too.

[Alistair Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

my favorite animal I. the book
my favorite animal in the book is the shark.

[Audrey's Picture Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, but I find myself wondering how much sense it would make to children. Must conduct a field test when the school year begins...

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A toddler and up book about shapes you see in the ocean. Cute and simple

[Aimee Spencer-Kruczek]

Simple, creative way to practice shapes and learn about the sea! (I love that the creatures featured in the book are listed in a back index)

[Morgan]

Suse MacDonald is a great author. I thoroughly enjoy her work and the set up of her books. they are unique and fun for young children. Sea Shapes was accurate and entertaining.

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

The summer reading program this summer (2010) is Make a Splash with Reading, so story time today was 5 fish books. I liked this one a bit more than average. It had nice artwork of sea animals and plants with bold colors. Add to that, each page focused on a shape. One side showed how the shape was hidden in the animal (such as a crescent for a dolphin), and the the facing page had a sea scape picture for the reader to find the shape in.

[Sarah Ziskend · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for:
-Basic introduction of shapes: star, circle, semicircle, square, heart, triangle, spiral, fan, oval, diamond, crescent, hexagon,

Very simple book, would only be appropriate in a k-1st (maybe 1st) grade class

Meets kindergarten math standards of using shapes to create other shapes

Activity:
Have a variety of precut out shapes, have students use these to create their own pictures.

[Camila · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a picture book that shows how different sea animals look like shapes. It can be used for science, math and reading. I used this book to introduce main idea to my first graders. It's a cute book but I feel like some of the animals don't really look like the shapes and it's stretching it a little!

[Darrielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Use this book of shapes with pre-k to first graders to explore shapes and the sea. This book can be used to incorporate math, art and science as well. Make creative hands on projects around this lesson to engage all of your young students.

[Kelli Dana]

This a wonderful book to use for young students who are just learning their shapes. It shows the basic shapes and how they can be transformed into beautiful sea creatures. This book is perfect for younger grades.

[Mary Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be the perfect book for a child who is a fan of the ocean and the creatures that live in it. With colorful illustrations, a child can easily begin to recognize their shapes and how they may relate to their favorite animal!

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book to introduce or review basic shapes. Children will love to see how the shapes can transform into a detailed ocean scene!

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice bright art. Seascapes evolve from one shape that becomes focal point. Good art building tool as well as shape introduction.

[Genny Flett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book focuses on "sea shapes." On each page, a different shape is talked about and the illustrations show how that shape can create an animal found in the ocean.

Good for introducing shapes.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

REALLY lovely text. Simple, but very carefully constructed. Young children can successfully read the book independently and it helps them really see shapes as part of everyday life.

[Celest · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy first words for Kindergarten (shapes), more interesting detail on sea life in the back to read to your chikdren.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved how the shapes "came to life" as parts of animals! Very creative way to identify shapes!

[Kerstin New · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is super educational and helpful for students learning about shapes and animals.

[Hira · Rating 5 out of 5]

math/ pictures