Squares, Rectangles, and other Quadrilaterals by David A. Adler - OPTIONAL

Squares, Rectangles, and other Quadrilaterals by David A. Adler, illustrated by Edward Miller. PICTURE BOOK. Holiday House, 2018. $19. 97808234337597

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

The narrator, implied to be a dog and a cat, talk to the reader, directing them to look and point at different parts of the illustrations. The illustrations and text explain terms like “quadrilateral” and “vertex” and use these to teach how the degrees in a square add up to 360. At the end of the text there are several hands on activities explained that support the ideas in the book. 

I struggled with this book because the illustrations are so young looking, but the ideas seem quite advanced. I’m sure a teacher could guide young readers through this text, but I don’t think a young reader would get much out of it alone.  

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher