Mouse Shapes: A Very First Book

by Jim Arnosky

A little mouse humorously introduces readers to ten two-dimensional shapes, starting with the simplest. He bends a stick into a circle, oval, rectangle, trapezoid, and so on, showing how each shape can be stretched, pulled, or pushed into another.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published September 17, 2001

About the author

Jim Arnosky was born in New York City, NY Sept 1, 1946. He was raised in Pennsylvania. Jim graduated from high school in Philadelphia and joined the US Naval Reserves. His active duty took him to Maryland and Bremerhaven, Germany.

In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were spent raising sheep.

Jim is self taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. He has written and illustrated 86 books on nature subjects and has illustrated 46 other books written by various authors. He has been awarded the Christopher Medal, Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Gordon Award, and Outstanding Science book awards from National Science Teachers Associations.

Jim loves to fish, boat, and play his guitar. In his work, he uses a Betacam SP video camcorder with a 1600 mm lens to record the wildlife he and Deanna find all across the country.

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really found this book interesting and enjoyed the transitions between shapes. I felt like this outlined how other shapes can be adapted and changed into others. I think this could have been more clear on how many sides each shape has, and how many sticks were used to make up each shape. This is a great introduction to shapes!

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[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the way the stick changed.

[Nicolas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very creative way to demonstrate shapes.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute book on shapes! The small size makes it improbable for storytime use, but for individual use it's great.