Circles / Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Mike Phillips.
Material type: TextSeries: Bailey, Gerry, Stone age geometry ; Publisher: St. Catharines, ON ; New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2014Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0778705072
- 0778705137
- 9780778705079
- 9780778705130
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 516.154 B154 | Available | 33111007977305 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about circles by applying his knowledge of geometry to their Stone Age world. Engaging illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to math concepts, including tangents, ellipses, and more. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of circles in the natural and designed world.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
The tooth collection -- Rings -- Seeing circles -- Half circles -- Pie charts -- Around and around -- Wheels -- Spinning blades -- Wheels in wheels -- Tangents -- Circles inside circles -- The boomerang -- Spirals -- Coils and loops.
Introduces circles, discussing their dimensions, diameters, and sectors, and displays examples of circles in practical science and in nature.