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Stone age geometry : Squares  Cover Image Book Book

Stone age geometry : Squares / Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Mike Phillips.

Bailey, Gerry, 1945- (author.). Law, Felicia, (author.). Phillips, Mike, 1961- (illustrator.).

Summary:

'Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about squares by applying his knowledge of geometry to their Stone Age world. Funny illustrations and stories provide a humorous introduction to math concepts, explaining how lines and angles of equal size form squares that frame, support, and enclose. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of squares in the natural and designed world."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778705178 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: pages cm.
  • Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario ; Crabtree Publishing Company, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Squares four equal sides -- Right angles : four equal corners -- Grids marked out in squares -- In the piazza -- Magic squares -- On the wall -- Rectangles -- Parallelograms -- Tessellation -- Mozaics -- Cross diamond shapes -- Rhombus -- Fun and games -- Kite.
Subject: Square > Juvenile literature.
Quadrilaterals > Juvenile literature.
Geometry > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Portage la Prairie Regional Library J 516.154 BAI (Text) 3675000180586 Junior Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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