Smith, L. (2011). It's a Book. New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press.
In this story monkey is sitting down reading a book and jackass asks him if what he's holding serves the same purpose of a laptop. He also asks if it has a mouse, it if scrolls, if it texts, if it tweets, and other functions that only a laptop could perform and not a book. Monkey keeps answering "no" to all of jackass's questions and repeatedly tells him it's a book. Jackass seems not to understand. The book's illustrations are drawn in geometrical figures.
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BK_2VULCU
This book could be used in a math lesson: After reading the book ask the students what shapes they found in the book. Ask students where else could those shapes be found in their everyday life. Students can draw, color, and label the shapes. Group students in pairs and have them ask each other to identify the shapes after they have been drawn and colored.
TEKS: Kindergarten
(K.9) Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student recognizes attributes of two- and three-dimensional geometric figures. The student is expected to:
(A) describe and compare the attributes of real-life objects such as balls, boxes, cans, and cones or models of three-dimensional geometric figures;
(B) recognize shapes in real-life three-dimensional geometric figures or models of three-dimensional geometric figures; and
(C) describe, identify, and compare circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares (a special type of rectangle).
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