Shapes, Shapes Everywhere

by Lenka Chytilová

An original concept where geometry is explained on real life situations showing the practical usage of shapes in our everyday lives. Geometry is usually considered a demanding, boring or even a scary subject. But shapes are all around us and we use them constantly without even realizing it. Various usage of shapes in different environments is presented in 17 chapters and the book ends with a double-spread where kids can try out their newly gained knowledge. The aim of this book is to show geometry as a fun and useful subject that can be comprehensible and that helps us in many ways on a daily basis.

40 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2023

Reviews

[Theediscerning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously the sister to Numbers, Numbers Everywhere, which kind of caved in teaching us numeracy but did give countless reasons why we need to know numbers (obviously they were countless, as it didn't really teach us much numeracy…), this does the same with shapes. It teaches us briefly about the vertices of a square, the parallel and perpendicular lines, and so on, and then shows us lots of real-life instances of shapes and their importance to our lives and safety. From road markings and signage to the playing cards we recognise instantly, and from the triangle that makes up the simple slide in the school playground to the time we got jiggy with some polka dot colours on our circular cookies. It's all here, and interspersed with more lessons, meaning I think this does more for our geometry knowledge than the companion volume. It doesn't always add much to its remit – "take this round pill!" shrieks the nurse, in case we haven't seen the fifty other round things before then – but it is a very competent affair.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This geometrically-centered book is a 2.5 for me. After reviewing various shapes, the author highlights where those basic ones such as circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles can be found in the world around us. Some shapes help us move around, play various sports, help us communicate, and even serve as symbols. As the book cover indicates, many students find geometry baffling or almost pointless, but after reading this book, they just might change their minds while realizing that shapes actually are everywhere and make the world more interesting. Geometry teachers might share this one with their students so that their subject doesn't seem so abstract. Some of the section headings and uses seem to be a bit of a stretch. The text was more appealing to me than the illustrations, which accounts for the lower rating than I would have given the book otherwise.

[Mary Cummins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to Net Galley for this e copy of Shapes, Shapes Everywhere.This was a very informative book about how Geometry plays an essential role in our life.I shared it with my grandson who is 6 and my preschool class.As an independent read I would recommend this for a 2nd or3rd grade student.This book offers lots of visual representations of how shapes are all around us and are part of our everyday lives from eating a pizza, to stopping at a stop signs, to building a kite or playing a game..I loved the illustrations and it was full of basic facts for young readers.

[Courtney Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a wonderful book. The content was a little over my 4 year old's head but he enjoyed the photos. As for my 6 year old, he was able to help identify the shapes and we even used the book as a guide to go around the house and pick out different shapes and how they are used. 10/10.

[Andréa]

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.