{"id":1018,"date":"2015-08-04T14:28:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2015-08-16T10:21:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T10:21:40","slug":"take-a-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/04\/take-a-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image3-12.jpg?resize=225%2C239\" alt=\"Image 3\" width=\"225\" height=\"239\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" \/><strong>New series by Britta Teckentrup, published by <a title=\"Words and Pictures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quartoknows.com\/brand\/2069\/words-pictures\/\">Words and Pictures<\/a>, part of the Quarto Group.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four beautiful books about shapes, circle, line, square and triangle. The books are well laid out for young children and the pictures are engaging and give some good text to support the pictures.<\/p>\n<p>They will support young children in developing language and context about shapes and will be a valuable addition to the classroom and also in the home.<\/p>\n<p>Britta lives in Berlin and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and has published over 60 children's books in 20 countries. A real achievement and her work can be seen on her <a title=\"Britta Teckentrup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brittateckentrup.com\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/aug\/16\/observer-view-on-judith-kerr\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.zemanta.com\/357678894_80_80.jpg?w=625\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 83px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; background-image: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/aug\/16\/observer-view-on-judith-kerr\" target=\"_blank\">The Observer view on Judith Kerr | Observer editorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2015\/jul\/27\/hitler-pink-rabbit-judith-kerr-childrens-book\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.zemanta.com\/354448010_80_80.jpg?w=625\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 83px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; background-image: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2015\/jul\/27\/hitler-pink-rabbit-judith-kerr-childrens-book\" target=\"_blank\">When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr - an adult story in a children's book<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New series by Britta Teckentrup, published by Words and Pictures, part of the Quarto Group. Four beautiful books about shapes, circle, line, square and triangle. The books are well laid out for young children and the pictures are engaging and give some good text to support the pictures. They will support young children in developing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/04\/take-a-shape\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Take a Shape\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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