Reviews for A beginner's book of TeX

The average rating for A beginner's book of TeX based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-26 00:00:00 Yann Roye This concept book is written in rhyme, with each two-page spread describing a different shape, including lines, squares, circles, diamonds, and even hearts and crescents. The rhyme scheme is variable and the meter is often clunky, while the poems lack the repetition that young readers enjoy. Younger children (toddler to preschool) who need a shape concept book like this will be lost in too much text per page while the older readers who can keep up will be bored by the simplicity of the content. Most of the shape examples are familiar, and many are depicted in the flat, two-dimensional illustrations. While the illustrations are colorful and contain lots of elements for readers to pick out, many of the pages end up looking cluttered. This book is decent, but there are other shape concept books for the same audience that are more appropriate; Kirkus reviews recommends "The Shape of Things" by Dayle Anne Dodd as one possible alternative. CIP: "Rhymed text describes how shapes are made from simple lines. Some of the verses appear on the page in the shape they describe." Mixed reviews from SLJ, which noted that the illustration technique used appears "murky" at times, and Kirkus reviews, which remarked that several examples (a "curled up kitten" as a circle, or a star as "the shape of a fish") can be confusing to readers.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-12-03 00:00:00 Chad Terrell This picture book does a wonderful job demonstrating how lines build different shapes and describing the important features that make these shapes. The author provides examples of the various shapes we see and applies them to the real world. The illustrations are colorful and bring the text to life. By using words to describe the various shape features, and images that express the features, children are able to make a connection and reinforce their understanding of shape identification. This book would be a wonderful addition to a classroom library, especially in the earlier grades when children begin learning about shapes and recognizing shapes.