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Checked out
Due May 17, 2024
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Description
Bear looks for shapes everywhere, such as rectangles at school and stars in the nighttime sky.
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Publication
Barefoot Books (2009), Edition: Bilingual, 24 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member kdangleis
Bear In A Square has bright vivid pictures that will engage young readers. Written by Stella Blackstone and illustrated by Debbie Harter, this concept book doubles as a shape and counting (1-10) book and is full of secret hidden shapes within its pages. It encourages active participation from its
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readers and delights with full page colored pictures, leaving no room for margins. The first page reads, “Find the bear in the square” and has a brightly colored spread of a brick house with three square purple-framed windows each filled with a different animal (one being the bear) and a brightly colored background, a square black and white striped planter with a tree, a red rectangle door with a round yellow door knob a yellow rectangular mail slot, and a decorative half-moon window in blue above the door. In what would be the margins of the page is one blue square set on a purple background, which aids the reader in finding what shape and color he/she is looking for. On each page the text is found in the upper left in large bold black print, and the clues are set on a different colored background in what would be the margin of the page. The shapes are consistent, while the colors of the shapes vary. The clue area will help the reader in finding all the shapes by providing an exact replica of the shape/color in the picture. The final page has all 10 shapes that are included in the story and can be used as a review. This is a beautiful book that will introduce and challenge young readers while teaching counting and shape concepts. As stated in the Count-A-Saurus review, this book is far superior as far as the illustrations are concerned. The informational content, however, is limited to the shape, pattern and counting concept, while Blumenthal’s book offers some prehistoric tidbits to keep the older reader coming back. Show Less
LibraryThing member sroslund
Stella Blackstone's "Bear in a Square" board book is a colorful, enchanting, and exciting way for preschoolers (and the precocious three-year-old) to start identifying their shapes in a fun puzzle format. The rhyme scheme creates a rhythm that will have children memorizing the book in no time and
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the challenging new words, i.e. "zigzags" in "Find the zigzags around the clown", will keep them interested. The book provides a "cheat sheet" in the end, identifying all the shapes it mentions in the previous pages, which gives parents and teachers a chance to review the shapes before or after the first read-through. Illustrations by Debbie Harter are fun and detailed, down to the pig-like snouts on the flying bats in the cave. Altogether, a perfect way to introduce shapes beyond the basic square, circle, and triangle. Recommended for children under 4. Show Less
LibraryThing member katiekinsey
“Bear in a Square” is all about shapes and counting. The bear leads you through the book and shows you all the different patterns at different places, such as at home, the school, the park, a cave, and even the circus. I think if children read this book they will start looking for patterns of
Extension:
1. Go outside and look for patterns in the school yard
2. Go on a field trip to an in town circus to find more patterns
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things on their own and will understand that all around the world there is a pattern to just about everything. Extension:
1. Go outside and look for patterns in the school yard
2. Go on a field trip to an in town circus to find more patterns
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LibraryThing member ronicadibartolo
This is a picture book that is very colorful, and starts out with shape recognition on the first two pages. This book is great for young children who are learning shapes and colors!!!
LibraryThing member DWMSLibrarian
What I particularly like about this book is that it truly encourages interaction between the reader and the listener. This is a book that needs to be read to someone else and actively responded to. It gives instructions like “find the moons in the cave” and a moment is needed to actually do so
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while reading this book. This book teaches traditional shapes (square, circle, triangle, diamond) as well as more advanced shapes (heart, moon, star, zigzag). The watercolor illustrations are adorable and the text on each page is simple to understand. The rhyme scheme makes it an easy and fun read for an emerging reader to read out loud. Ages 4 – 8. Show Less
LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
A shapes and counting book for early readers. Bright, simple illustrations.
Original language
English
Physical description
24 p.; 9.5 inches
ISBN
1846863864 / 9781846863868