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This poetry collection, in which typography and wit unite to form a whimsical representation of the physical world, features poems made up of words that assume the shape of the objects or ideas they signify

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9780690046250 | Reissue edition (Ty Crowell Co, April 1, 1987), cover price $13.89 | About this edition: The words of these fifty-one brief poems are arranged on the pages in shapes appropriate to the subject of the poem.

Lighthearted illustrations and examples taken from the everyday experiences of children show that all dividing involves estimating

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9780690013764 | Harpercollins, May 1, 1978, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: Explains the process of division by comparing division to a guessing game.

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Reproductions of works of art are used to demonstrate visual illusion in this study of scientific observations about perception

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9780671650858 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1978, cover price $4.50 | About this edition: Reproductions of works of art are used to demonstrate visual illusion in this study of scientific observations about perception

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Discusses facts about angles and their relationship to triangles, quadrangles, polygons, and circles.

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9780690009163 | Ty Crowell Co, June 1, 1976, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: A clever alligator guides the young reader in exploring and learning about the properties, manifestations, measurement, and everyday presence of angles

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Gives directions for a game which demonstrates the basic principles of functions and graphs.

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9780690005455 | Harpercollins, December 1, 1974, cover price $10.89 | About this edition: Children create simple everyday functions and progress to more complex and more strictly mathematical functions

Using examples from everyday life, the author explains the meaning of negative numbers and suggests a game to help children learn the concepts of plus and minus
By Robert Froman and Don Madden (illustrator)

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9780690488623 | Ty Crowell Co, May 1, 1973, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Explains in simple terms the concept of positive and negative numbers.

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Explains the nature and growth of fungi and describes ways for children to observe the spores of mushrooms and molds

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9780690566031 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1972, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Describes mushrooms, molds, and other fungi and their function in the cycle of growing things.

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An introduction to Venn diagrams in their simplest form--circles which sort things into categories.
By Robert Froman and Jan Pyk (illustrator)

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9780690859966 | Ty Crowell Co, October 1, 1972, cover price $4.50 | About this edition: An introduction to Venn diagrams in their simplest form--circles which sort things into categories.

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Compares the scientific concept of race with the social practice of racism, with emphasis on racism in the United States.

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9780440072102 | Doubleday, April 1, 1972, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Compares the scientific concept of race with the social practice of racism, with emphasis on racism in the United States.

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Records the amusing antics of a group of birds who introduce young mathematicians to basic principles of topology
By Robert Froman and Harvey Weiss (illustrator)

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9780690713534 | Ty Crowell Co, March 1, 1972, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Experiments with rubber bands, pencil, paper, rulers, balloons, doughnuts, and scissors introduce the principles of topology.

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9780690713541 | Harpercollins, March 1, 1972, cover price $11.89 | About this edition: Experiments with rubber bands, pencil, paper, rulers, balloons, doughnuts, and scissors introduce the principles of topology.

Explains the concept of relative size by comparing the 'large' and 'small' characteristics of various objects, animals, and people.

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9780690141962 | Harpercollins, June 1, 1971, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Colorful illustrations and text introduce the concepts involved in the relativity of size

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Brief poems about numerous objects seen in the city, with lines and words arranged to resemble the object being symbolized.

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9780525404200 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1971, cover price $6.25 | About this edition: Brief poems about numerous objects seen in the city, with lines and words arranged to resemble the object being symbolized.

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