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This innovative shapes book features 12 structures from around the world. Each double-page spread is devoted to one shape, and both two- and three-dimensional shapes (e.g. circle, square, rectangle, cube, pyramid, and cylinder), are included. Each shape is illustrated in its simple geometric form on one side of the spread, while opposite is a full-color photograph of a structure that incorporates that shape. Simple text on each spread explains an aspect of the structure and invites children to imagine what it might be like to be in it or what the people who built it felt about it. This inventive and intriguing approach not only reinforces the learning of everyday shapes — it also inspires children to appreciate some of the world's great structures and the everyday environment around them.

本书是启发公司出版的启发精选世界优秀畅销绘本系列之一，适合3岁以上儿童阅读。作者通过摄影作品，带领孩子欣赏世界上独一无二的著名建筑，有意大利罗马的万神殿、英国伦敦的“小黄瓜”办公大楼、法国巴黎的卢浮宫……除了让孩子认识到圆形、半圆形、椭圆形等基本形状外，更是激发他们诗意的想象力。这本绘本别出心裁、趣味十足，透过观察，培养孩子的艺术欣赏力。