Spheres /
Bailey, Gerry, 1945-,
Spheres / Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Mike Phillips. - 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm - Stone age geometry . - Bailey, Gerry, 1945- Stone age geometry .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
A game of football -- Rolling spheres -- Layer by layer -- Ancient spheres -- Throwing the ball -- All directions -- Balloons -- Earth's sphere -- Half a sphere -- Dividing the orange -- Squashed sphere -- Cylinders -- Bendy helix -- Spheres around us.
"Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about spheres by applying his knowledge of geometry to their Stone Age world. Entertaining illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to math concepts, including radius, circumference, and diameter. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of spheres in the natural and designed world."--
0778705102 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 0778705161 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780778705109 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 9780778705161 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014002077
Geometry, Solid--Juvenile literature.
Sphere--Juvenile literature.
Spheres / Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Mike Phillips. - 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm - Stone age geometry . - Bailey, Gerry, 1945- Stone age geometry .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
A game of football -- Rolling spheres -- Layer by layer -- Ancient spheres -- Throwing the ball -- All directions -- Balloons -- Earth's sphere -- Half a sphere -- Dividing the orange -- Squashed sphere -- Cylinders -- Bendy helix -- Spheres around us.
"Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about spheres by applying his knowledge of geometry to their Stone Age world. Entertaining illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to math concepts, including radius, circumference, and diameter. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of spheres in the natural and designed world."--
0778705102 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 0778705161 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780778705109 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 9780778705161 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014002077
Geometry, Solid--Juvenile literature.
Sphere--Juvenile literature.