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Seeing Symmetry (2012)

by Loreen Leedy(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0823423603 (ISBN13: 9780823423606)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Holiday House

review 1: Sometimes teaching geometry or even learning it can be very exhausting. This book offers a fun way for anyone to look into teaching symmetry. Every page if filled with colorful pictures that are either drawn, pictures from nature, building and many other things. Sometimes we don’t realize that math is a big part of our lives and thus having a little book demonstrate how that is so can be very fascinating. I enjoyed this book very much because of its colors and descriptions and examples of each type of symmetry. I usually would never read this kind of book but at the time I was working on geometry and decided I wanted to look further into different types of symmetry and this was just on the shelf of the library. The cover was very eye catching and thus I made my dec... moreision to examine the book further.
review 2: Symmetry is all around us! Lorren Leedy shows symmetry's basics in this colorful picture book. Beginning with the basic line of symmetry she shows that items divided down the middle have a mirror image on each side. Many animals like humans are symmetrical in their makeup. A Line of symmetry can be vertical or horizontal. Much of the alphabet and even words like MOM and BOX are symmetrical.She introduces rotational symmetry with propellers and wheels. Found in artwork from long ago including portraits, patterns, furniture and buildings we have continued to utilize symmetry. Super picture book explaining the basic principle of symmetry to children in a fun and exciting way! Includes activities in the back of the book to reinforce learning. My children loved looking at each picture and drawing the imaginary line of symmetry and then looking around their own surroundings for similar things. I think this was a great way to share a concept that is exciting but can get dulled down a bit in math books. Teaching them via a picture book is an awesome way to get it ingrained in their mind!I received this book from the publisher Holiday House Book in exchange for an honest opinion. less

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