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Greedy Triangle (Scholastic Bookshelf) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: So-so
Comment: A bit of a disappointment. Illustrations looked good online. Construction is more flimsy than an activity book. I don't think it will hold up to a four-year old or younger, and that's it's audience.

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Summary: Good first book for children learning about shapes
Comment: This is a very cute book about shapes and is perfect as an introduction for children who have moved beyond basic circles, squares, and ovals. It introduces children to the triangle and works its way up to a decadron (although it defines a dodecadron at the back of the book when the story is over). I liked how it showed children where different shapes can be found in everyday life, and how a shape morphs just from adding one more side to an already existing shape. The story is cute, and it is a much nicer way for children to learn about shapes than most of the standard books that just show a drawing of something and then show a word to describe the object.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Cute and educational!
Comment: What an adorable book! This is a great way to teach geometry, and the colors are amazing. I as a teacher appreciate the obvious math connections, but on the deeper level you can make this a story of being true to yourself and recognizing your own greatness (truly, the triangle is indeed one of the strongest shapes despite having a mere three sides). The shapes come to life, especially the title Triangle, and the reader becomes both annoyed and supportive of him as he goes through his bizarre and clever journey through the world of geometry. Adorable story and gorgeous illustrations.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Love it!
Comment: It is a great way to learn about shapes for kids! With a little moral to the story! :)

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Greedy Triangle still rocks!
Comment: The paperback version of Marilyn Burns' tale of a dissatisfied triangle is bright, colorful and full of real life references. Children grasp the concepts of polygons and their uses through this fun story of a triangle who ends up alienating its friends after visiting the shapeshifter far too many times. Discovering in the end, "there's no place like home!"Greedy Triangle (Scholastic Bookshelf)

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