space perception

The words near and far tell you where something is. With the help of the Sesame Street friends, readers learn about near and far and then test their knowledge with a fun guessing game.

Grasping concepts of direction is an important step in early education as is vocabulary acquisition. This colorful book encourages emerging readers to add to their burgeoning bank of vocabulary words with the words forward and backward. Carefully crafted sentences are paired with images that help learners decode the words and practice their reading fluency. They'll identify the meaning of the words in the movements depicted in the bright photographs and be inspired to recognize and use the terms in their daily lives, reinforcing their use of these essential terms.

"Rafael tries to save his toys from his baby sister, Essie, by building a wall from shoeboxes, toilet paper rolls, and other household objects in this playful exploration of spatial sense and geometry."--.

"While looking for the eggs that the chickens laid, Mei searches all over her yard. Teaches young readers about spatial sense"--Provided by publisher.

"This book introduces early readers to the directions over and under"--Provided by publisher.

Readers learn the difference between directions, such as up and down, left and right, and above and below.

"Sisters Usha and Aarti, and cousin Gloria, see different things in the stars--a Big Dipper, a Big Digger, and a Big Kite--in this introduction to geometry and spatial relationships"--Provided by publisher.

From the spaces between words in a sentence to the vast, blue sky, spaces, both large and small, add beauty and make sense of the world around us.

"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense"--Provided by publisher.

"At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human . . . explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, depression and PTSD. 'Wayfinding' is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place"--Provided by publisher.