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Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes (MathStart 2) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Contrived introduction of shapes in an unentertaining story.
Comment: 3-dimensional shapes are named and described in a story about a boy and his dog pretending to be on a space adventure but their use in the story is very contrived. Example: when they go thru a meteor shower, they use the cube since "The radar beams from our directional cube will help us find a path to safety. Good thing the 6 square faces of the cube are working properly." About all you can expect from this book is a picture of 6 3-D objects and their names - not related in any way to where they really occur in the real world. I think my 5 year old, who likes space stuff was about as bored as I was.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Super book!
Comment: Set in a comic book format, this book has been a favorite of my 4 year old son since we bought it. A very simple book, and very appropriate for preschoolers. The writing is a little lame at one point, but my son doesn't care and thoroughly enjoys this book ( and he's learned some simple math concepts without realizing he's been taught).

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